Explaining the Nobel Prize in Physics
A new window in time has been made possible through the work of Anne L’Hullier, Pierre Agostini, and…
How AI Learns to “See” the World
In computer vision, experts explore teaching computers to see the world like humans do. Unlike traditional supervised learning…
There’s More to Parallel Lines Than Meets the Eye.
Euclid aimed to complete the arduous task of compiling all they knew of mathematics at the time. The…
Why Do Giant Animals Keep Showing Up?
Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and even today’s elephants and whales—the world seems to always return to allowing giant animals to…
Argonne National Laboratory Sets New Record in Quantum Computing Coherence Time
In quantum computing, “coherence” is of utmost importance. Coherence refers to the ability of quantum bits, or qubits,…
Menopause Discovered In Wild Chimpanzees In a World First
In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery about menopause in…
Is There Any End to Our “Cow Emissions” Problem? (And Can Seaweed Help?)
With approximately 1.5 billion cows on Earth, one for every five people, their contribution to climate change through…
There’s Something Mathematically Unique About the One World Trade Center
The beautiful One World Trade Center stands as a New York icon—but there appears to be more to…
A Faraway Star was Observed to Have Gone Black Hole Back In 2009—Or Did It?
In 2009, a remarkable event occurred in the NGC 6946 galaxy when a star flared brightly, only to…
Did Napoleon Steal a Mosasaur Skull?
The children of the Dutch university city of Maastricht occasionally visit a replica of a Mosasurus skull, as…