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Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather?

about 23 hours ago

In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed...

What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.

3 days ago

Before he changed the way we understand lightning on Earth, Joseph Dwyer...

The Hidden Mathematical Dance Inside Plant Cells

5 days ago

Living on light is a dangerous game. Not only do the sun’s...

A Treasure Trove of Cambrian Fossils Rewrites the Story of Early Life

8 days ago

Roughly 540 million years ago, toward the start of the Cambrian Period...

Why Math’s Final Axiom Proved So Controversial

10 days ago

How do mathematicians decide that something is true? They write a proof...

What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?

10 days ago

Doron Zeilberger is a mathematician who believes that all things come to...

Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet

12 days ago

Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer...

A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewires the Brain After a Single Experience

15 days ago

Every experience we have changes our brain, the way a ceramicist reshapes...

A Powerful New ‘QR Code’ Untangles Math’s Knottiest Knots

17 days ago

From the tangle in your computer cord to the mess your cat...

What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels?

19 days ago

You’re the earliest known life form. There’s no food around right now...

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Explores the Truly Fundamental Principles of Nature

22 days ago

For the past few decades, researchers have understood that quantum computers should...

The Ancient Weapons Active in Your Immune System Today

24 days ago

Evolutionary arms races — where one species is pitted against another, driving...