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The Quantum Fabric of Space-Time

Wormholes Untangle a Black Hole Paradox

By K.C. Cole
April 24, 2015
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A bold new idea aims to link two famously discordant descriptions of nature. In doing so, it may also reveal how space-time owes its existence to the spooky connections of quantum information.

Mathematics

A Grand Theory of Wrinkles

By Sarah Lewin
April 8, 2015
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A collaboration between mechanical engineers and mathematicians has revealed universal rules for how wrinkles form.

Physics

Dark Energy Tested on a Tabletop

By Maggie McKee
March 31, 2015
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Is dark energy a cosmic chameleon that can fade into its surroundings? A recent test brings the mysterious anti-gravitational force down to earth.

particle physics

‘Penguin’ Anomaly Hints at Missing Particles

By Natalie Wolchover
March 20, 2015
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A statistical anomaly in the signal from rare particle decays at the Large Hadron Collider offers hope that new discoveries might be around the corner.

Q&A

Science’s Path From Myth to Multiverse

By Dan Falk
March 17, 2015
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In his latest book, the Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg explores how science made the modern world, and where it might take us from here.

number theory

Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow

By Erica Klarreich
March 12, 2015
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Researchers are on the trail of a mysterious connection between number theory, algebra and string theory.

astrophysics

Strange Stars Pulse to the Golden Mean

By Natalie Wolchover
March 10, 2015
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Nature has revealed peculiar mathematical objects that connect order and chaos.

particle physics

In LHC’s Shadow, America’s Collider Awakens

By Natalie Wolchover
March 6, 2015
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The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider fired up for its 15th run to take a deeper look at the building blocks of atoms.

theoretical physics

In Fake Universes, Evidence for String Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
February 18, 2015
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If string theorists can show that their framework is the only consistent theory of quantum gravity, does that make it true even without tangible evidence?


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