Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from ...

How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous ...

What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question.

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology. New experiments ...

Primordial black holes could rewrite our understanding of dark matter and the early universe. A record-breaking detection at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea has some physicists wondering if we ...

Randomness is a source of power. From the coin toss that decides which team gets the ball to the random keys that secure online interactions, randomness lets us make choices that are fair and ...

The thorny thought experiment has been turned into a real experiment — one that physicists use to probe the physics of information. The universe bets on disorder. Imagine, for example, dropping a ...

Dopamine, a neurochemical often associated with reward behavior, also seems to help organize precisely when the brain initiates movements. It’s the latest revelation about the power of neuromodulators ...