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A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 17, 2013
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Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.

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Lopsided Map Offers Clues to Big Bang

By Natalie Wolchover
June 24, 2013
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Theoretical cosmologists are piecing together a cosmic origin story from a surprising anomaly in the recently released Planck satellite image.

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Is Nature Unnatural?

By Natalie Wolchover
May 24, 2013
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Decades of confounding experiments have physicists considering a startling possibility: The universe might not make sense.

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Waiting for the Revolution

By Peter Byrne
May 24, 2013
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An interview with the Nobel Prize-winner David J. Gross on the confusing state of theoretical physics.

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Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire

By Jennifer Ouellette
December 21, 2012
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If a new hypothesis about black hole firewalls proves correct, at least one of three cherished notions in theoretical physics must be wrong.


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