Quanta Magazine

· 3mo ago

What Breaks a Cell's Ribs Can Make It Stronger https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-breaks-a-cells-ribs-can-make-it-stronger-20260629/ #Science #Biology #Research

· 3mo ago

Is Life Just Different? https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-life-just-different-20260708/ #Science #Biology #Life

· 3mo ago

Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-we-ever-find-alien-civilizations-20260709/ #Science #Astrobiology #Space

Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? | Quanta Magazine

Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone.

· 2mo ago

We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture. https://www.quantamagazine.org/we-know-simple-fluids-can-flow-turns-out-some-can-fracture-20260710/ #Physics #Science #FluidDynamics

· 2mo ago

Martin Picard's Mitochondrial Theory of Mind https://www.quantamagazine.org/martin-picards-mitochondrial-theory-of-mind-20260717/ #Science #Biology #Neuroscience

Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind | Quanta Magazine

The biologist’s bold “energetic view of life” looks to the body’s strangest organelles as the link between cells, health, and mind and the foundation of our experience of being alive.

· 2mo ago

The Organisms That Make Earth's Harshest Places Home https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-organisms-that-make-earths-harshest-places-home-20260720/ #Science #Biology #Extremophiles

· 2mo ago

The Quietest Mathematician Has Always Been Worth Listening To https://www.quantamagazine.org/john-pardon-wins-the-2026-fields-medal-for-work-in-symplectic-geometry-20260723/ #Mathematics #Science #Research

John Pardon Wins the 2026 Fields Medal for Work in Symplectic Geometry | Quanta Magazine

John Pardon sees connections between different areas of math that others don’t. For that vision, he’s now been awarded a Fields Medal.

· 2mo ago

Sometimes Being First Means Seeing the End Before Anyone Else https://www.quantamagazine.org/jacob-tsimerman-wins-2026-fields-medal-for-andre-oort-conjecture-proof-20260723/ #Science #Mathematics #Research

· 2mo ago

Fields and Abacus Medals 2026 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fields-and-abacus-medals-2026-20260723/ #Mathematics #Science #Research

· 2mo ago

How Fast Is the Universe Really Expanding? https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-fast-is-the-universe-really-expanding-20260723/ #Cosmology #Physics #Science

How Fast Is the Universe Really Expanding? | Quanta Magazine

One of the most contested issues in astrophysics is our understanding of the Universe’s expansion. Adam Riess discusses why there is disagreement and what might resolve it.

· 2mo ago

A New Way That a Cow's Inner World Shapes Earth's Atmosphere https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-way-that-a-cows-inner-world-shapes-earths-atmosphere-20260727/ #Science #Biology #Environment

· 2mo ago

Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-the-legendary-erdos-problems-are-falling-to-ai-20260803/

· 3w ago

Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope's 'Little Red Dots.' https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-holes-or-black-hole-stars-astronomers-spar-over-webb-telescopes-little-red-dots-20260914/ #Science #Astronomy #Physics

Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’ | Quanta Magazine

The James Webb Space Telescope spots mysterious “little red dots” everywhere. A bold new theory suggests they’re suns dozens of times larger than our entire solar system.

· 1w ago

Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-harness-randomness-to-crack-a-55-year-old-conjecture-20260928/ #Mathematics #Science #Research