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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.
What Time Is It… And How Did We Ever Figure It Out?
The endless streams of communication happening all around the world all at once necessitates specialized measures to make…
James Webb: telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets
Artist impression of WASP b and its star. NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI) Joanna Barstow, The…
An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complex alliance-building game. Here’s why that’s a big deal
Shutterstock Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney In a rare piece of good news from Meta, artificial intelligence researchers at…
The Very Best of Veritasium In Modern Sciences
Intrepid science enthusiasts from all around the world likely scour YouTube for quick and accessible science content that’s…
What Happens When You Cook Your Food?
Cooking food is a basic human need. So you might think that it would be easy for us…
Humans are going back to the Moon, and beyond – but how will we feed them?
NASA JSC/Meghan McArthur Kim Johnson, La Trobe University; Harvey Millar, The University of Western Australia, and Matthew Gilliham,…
Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter
A new particle accelerator at Michigan State University is set to discover thousands of never-before-seen isotopes. Facility for…
Synchrony with chaos – blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody in nature what mathematics predicted
Fireflies’ synchronized light shows have fascinated observers for ages. Raphael Sarfati, CC BY-ND Raphael Sarfati, University of Colorado…
Five things you probably have wrong about rain
UK weather can often be on the damp side. Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock Rob Thompson, University of Reading There’s been…
We tested Einstein’s theory of gravity on the scale of the universe – here’s what we found
Thousands of galaxies seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. Nasa Kazuya Koyama, University of Portsmouth and Levon…