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Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider

The supercollider is now being used to explore quantum phenomena, including a “magic” form of quantum entanglement. The post Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider

A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by genome sequencing. The post A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges De

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. The post A New Bridge Lin

Cosmic Paradox Reveals the Awful Consequence of an Observer-Free Universe

Encouraged by successes in understanding black holes, theoretical physicists are applying what they’ve learned to whole universes. What they’re finding has them questioning fundamental assumptions abo

Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback

Has the secret to understanding gravity been hiding in plain sight for nearly 40 years? The post Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback first appeared on Quanta Magazine