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The universe speaks to us in the form of numbers, and appears to us in myriad ways that we have yet to fully discover and understand. Modern Sciences pushes forward into modern-day discussion the different lenses through which we view the universe, and the language we use to commune with it—from beautiful patterns and equations brought forth by the best mathematicians to the latest discoveries that unravel the inner workings of our physical realm.
Saccharin Shows Promise as an Antimicrobial Agent Against Drug-Resistant Infections
At a Glance Saccharin, an artificial sweetener commonly found in sugar-free products like diet sodas and yogurts, could…
The Man Who Studied Infinity
By proving that some infinities are larger than others, Georg Cantor revolutionized mathematics—introducing the idea of countable and…
New Nickel-Oxide Superconductor Breaks Barriers in High-Temperature Physics
At a Glance A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has made a groundbreaking…
Study Reveals How Early Multicellularity May Have Begun in Single-Celled Organisms
At a Glance A new study has shed light on how the early stages of multicellularity might have…
Researchers Find Life on Earth May Use Quantum Effects for Faster Information Processing
At a Glance In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the Quantum Biology Laboratory (QBL) at Howard University have…
Study Finds Behaviorally Informed Emails Boost Elementary Students’ Math Progress
At a Glance American students have struggled with math achievement for years, and the COVID-19 pandemic only worsened…
Holograms—No, Really
Unlike a photograph, a hologram encodes the full light field of a scene—including phase information—allowing it to recreate…
Measuring the True Scale of the Universe, Part 2
Early astronomers used planetary transits and parallax to calculate distances in the solar system and beyond—laying the foundation…
Measuring the True Scale of the Universe, Part 1
Starting with Eratosthenes’ clever calculation of Earth’s circumference using shadows and wells, early astronomers used geometric reasoning and…
Testing the Wave-Particle Duality of Light
After years of favoring the particle theory based on Feynman’s QED, some hands-on experiments led the presenter to…