Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, p
The surprising discovery of a massive, Milky Way–size galaxy that is made of 99.99 percent dark matt
Computer scientists can prove certain programs to be error-free with the same certainty that mathema
Just months after their discovery, gravitational waves coming from the mergers of black holes are sh
Irrationality may be a consequence of the brain’s ravenous energy needs. The post The Neu
Physicists are confronting their “nightmare scenario.” What does the absence of new particles sugges
According to our best theories of physics, the universe is a fixed block where time only appears to
The bulk of biological research is centered on a handful of species. Are we missing a huge chunk of
A hint that neutrinos behave differently than antineutrinos suggests an answer to one the biggest qu
Scientists are exploring a mysterious pattern, found in birds’ eyes, boxes of marbles and other surp
Richard Feynman's famous diagrams weren’t just a way to do calculations. They represented a deep shi
At 28, Peter Scholze is uncovering deep connections between number theory and geometry. T
Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such lifeforms might be more wi
A new series of papers has settled a long-standing question related to the popular game in which pla
Neanderthals and Denisovans may have endowed modern humans with genetic variants that helped them th
An experiment claims to have invalidated a decades-old criticism against pilot-wave theory, an alter
A specific set of neurons deep in the brain may motivate us to seek company, holding social species
The search for exotic new physical phenomena is being led by huge experiments like the Large Hadron
A new study reveals that individual genes can create many different versions of the molecular machin
The story of the universe’s birth — and evidence for string theory — could be found in triangles and
In the new, free-for-all era of dark matter research, the controversial idea that dark matter is con
