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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.
New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light
Shutterstock Anastasiia Zalogina, Australian National University and Sergey Kruk, Australian National University High-frequency light is useful. The higher…
Chemists Create “Twisted” Molecules for Better Light Sources
Chemists at the University of Basel have successfully synthesized helicenes, a group of substances used in organic light-emitting…
Study Finds Dairy Played Key Role In Early Human Diets on Tibetan Plateau
A new study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that dairy played a significant role in the…
Nuclear Physicists Observe Strange Matter Formation for the First Time
Scientists have observed how lambda particles, or “strange matter,” are produced using semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS). The…
Graphene Defies Expectations With Record-breaking Magnetoresistance Response
According to a paper published in Nature, researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered record-high magnetoresistance in…
Breakthrough In Computational Chemistry Unlocks the Mystery of Catalytic Reactions
Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a model of catalytic reactions at the atomic scale.…
What’s Pi Doing Inside the Normal Distribution?
It is no surprise to most of us that the venerated mathematical constant pi is usually related to…
Scouring South Africa For Fossils (Older Than Dinosaurs)
It is not immediately apparent to us as readers of paleontology updates, but these ancient animals are often…
We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret
Kevin Brown, Author provided Robert Attenborough, Australian National University Many astonishingly creative people have lived lives cut tragically…
The Math Underneath Competing Species
Say two animals live near each other—is there any math that best describes their predicament when both depend…