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Bryna Kra searches for the patterns in sequences of numbers that explain how complicated dynamical systems evolve over time.
Cora Dvorkin discovered new possibilities for what dark matter could be. Now she’s devising unorthodox ways to identify it.
From crumpled paper to termite mounds to three-sided coins, L. Mahadevan has turned the whole world into his laboratory.
Vinton Cerf helped create the internet 40 years ago, and he’s still working to connect people around the world — and off it.
To tame urban traffic, the computer scientist Carlos Gershenson finds that letting transportation systems adapt and self-organize often works better than trying to predict and control them.
Emily Riehl is rewriting the foundations of higher category theory while also working to make mathematics more inclusive.
Claudia de Rham showed how theories of “massive gravity” could potentially get rid of the need for dark energy.
John Priscu’s search for life that thrives under ice took him to subglacial lakes at the South Pole. Now he has his eye on Mars and Europa.
Liz MacDonald realized that if she wanted to create the world’s best aurora map, she needed a secret ingredient: Twitter.