Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

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Marijn Heule uses turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them.

A rediscovered formula is changing how we understand the hidden journeys of airborne particles. Researchers at the University of Warwick have created a straightforward new way to predict how ...

MIT scientists used radium monofluoride atom to observe electrons entering atomic nuclei, revealing new details of nuclear magnetism.

A fantastic new discovery has given astronomy an unexpected window into the formation of life-precursor molecules in an ...

By turning diamond flaws into quantum sensors, scientists are uncovering new ways to measure reality with unprecedented precision.

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died ...

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