From the 1800s to the early 2000s, physicists used the same theory to understand the behavior of fluids. Now, using a modern ...

A global constellation of neutrino detectors is creating a never-before-seen view of the radioactive elements that power ...

New research is helping biologists understand how an overlooked aspect of coral physiology may affect their fate under ...

A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even ...

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Junyue Cao has found that aging is not haphazard wear and ...

The math, which combines chaos, quantum theory, and infinitely complex fractal structures, has been called a “foundational result.” ...

John Pardon sees connections between different areas of math that others don’t. For that vision, he’s now been awarded a Fields Medal. Several eminent mathematicians tell different versions of the ...

In theoretical computer science, the key to cracking tough problems is finding the right tools. Most researchers gravitate toward tools that match the problems they hope to solve, and some devote ...

New calculations seem to have put a 25-year-old particle physics puzzle to rest. But they’ve also created a clash with other experimental results. For 25 years, physicists have been puzzled by an ...

The idea that artificial intelligence can “reason” is more intuitive than ever. But intuitions can be wrong, and the science is far from settled.

Extremophiles that thrive in the most unforgiving environments aren’t just biological curiosities. Understanding their resilience has many implications. Life has scarcely found a boundary on Earth ...