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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.
Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak
Gilles E. Gignac, The University of Western Australia As your youth fades further into the past, you may…
We tested if a specialised magnetic powder could remove microplastics from drinking water: the answer is yes
Riona Indhur, Durban University of Technology and Sheena Kumari, Durban University of Technology Microplastics are the crumbs of…
Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
Scientists imagine virtual particles popping in and out of existence to explain how forces transfer between particles. koto_feja/iStock…
Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Jane Goodall appears on stage at 92NY in New York on Oct. 1, 2023. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Mireya Mayor,…
Nobel Prize honors discovery of regulatory T cells
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded for the discovery of regulatory T cells and the FOXP3 gene, revolutionizing our understanding of immune tolerance.
Trio wins physics Nobel for quantum ‘tunneling’ in a circuit
A trio of physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize for revealing macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in a superconducting electrical circuit, thereby paving the way for the development of quantum technologies.
3 scientists win Nobel for ‘molecular architecture’
Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks, highly versatile materials with applications ranging from carbon capture to clean water.
Bacteria attached to charcoal could help keep an infamous ‘forever chemical’ out of waterways
Biochar, which can be made from corn, is a versatile material. Tom Fisk/pexels.com, CC BY David Ramotowski, University…
100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter
MirageC / Getty Images Robyn Arianrhod, Monash University The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was…
A new twist on Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle can sharpen quantum sensors
dianaarturovna / Getty Images Tingrei Tan, University of Sydney and Christophe Valahu, University of Sydney For almost a…