
Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbles’ Could Grow
Physicists are finding new ways to model false vacuum decay, a terrifying, albeit remote, cosmic endgame
Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbles’ Could Grow
Physicists are finding new ways to model false vacuum decay, a terrifying, albeit remote, cosmic endgame
At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AI
Do Wobbling Muons Point the Way to New Physics?
This ‘Tower of Worms’ Is a Squirming Superorganism
Could Iran Have Been Close to Making a Nuclear Weapon? Uranium Enrichment Explained
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Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada
Air-Conditioning Can Surprisingly Help the Power Grid during Extreme Heat
How a Tiny Brain Region Guides Generosity
Quantum Computers Simulate Particle 'String Breaking' in a Physics Breakthrough
The Quantum Bubble That Could Destroy the Universe
DNA Studies Uncover Unexpected Evolutionary Changes in Modern Humans
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Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.
The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe
Why Aren’t We Made of Antimatter?
Animal Lifespans Offer Clues about the Science of Aging
Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News
Thermal Runaway Explains Why Waymo Cars Burned So Completely in the Recent Los Angeles Protests
During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride
Tree Planting Efforts Could Actually Worsen Climate Change
With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase carbon emissions, a new report says
At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AI
The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs
Superheroes Represent Something Different to Today’s Kids
The newest generation of superheroes are complex, irreverent and exactly what our kids need
Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole
Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs
Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading toward a Dictatorship
The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy