<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Physics-mathematics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/how-likely-are-you-to-find-a-message-in-a-bottle tGdfnLwWP94UanmGf69geM Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light ‪—‬ without breaking the laws of relativity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/physicists-just-witnessed-pinpricks-of-darkness-moving-faster-than-the-speed-of-light-without-breaking-the-laws-of-relativity euTNsLf4wvrfYuV5oTqmKG Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/really-really-weird-physicists-entangle-two-moving-atoms-for-the-first-time-validating-spooky-quantum-theory YEn2RetnaGjZ773WngSCVa Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:19:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/physicists-transported-volatile-antimatter-by-truck-for-the-first-time-ever-paving-the-way-for-groundbreaking-new-research 6soLisXx6hGPztxkw8EDEE Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ A new tweak to Einstein's relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/a-new-tweak-to-einsteins-relativity-could-transform-our-understanding-of-the-big-bang n47WRBpfiTgwvtMBgcMGQX Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at 'extraordinary' speed ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/physicists-created-an-electron-catapult-that-moves-particles-at-extraordinary-speed qwbWRnp6CZ5MF6hfcDCjb8 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: 'Hexagonal' diamonds and fish scale down ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-hexagonal-diamonds-and-fish-scale-down VfAoKEgRTcwipmz925LEJU Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:36:02 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:08:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare 'hexagonal diamond' that's harder than natural diamond ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/in-physics-first-chinese-scientists-create-rare-hexagonal-diamond-thats-harder-than-natural-diamond GxZVaGDD95YegM6RWhyEF8 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pi has been calculated to trillions of digits ‪—‬ is that completely irrational? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/pi-has-been-calculated-to-trillions-of-digits-is-that-completely-irrational pbT9tagu4tVfgE56BtHhLg Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists use 'negative light' to send secret messages hidden inside heat ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/scientists-use-negative-light-to-send-secret-messages-hidden-inside-heat 5aAFW5GJRbzSrtJg8BXNGZ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:29:02 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:02:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-just-verified-a-proof-that-earned-one-of-maths-most-prestigious-prizes-math-will-never-be-the-same-opinion 6UVoF6fD8JktYCd7DHEZDQ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/these-tiny-swimming-robots-can-navigate-artificial-space-time-mazes-using-einsteins-relativity MpyCqG9psVpKuGGMovpjzV Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:31:23 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can you tie a knot in four dimensions? A mathematician explains ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/can-you-tie-a-knot-in-four-dimensions-a-mathematician-explains MTQeURXszeQg2dB7LZwAtg Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:07:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Collective hum' of black holes could mend our broken understanding of the universe, physicists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/collective-hum-of-black-holes-could-mend-our-broken-understanding-of-the-universe-physicists-say mbZzo4baHzXtVifUzAEGZj Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:00:16 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:02:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/do-you-weigh-more-when-an-elevator-goes-up-or-when-it-comes-down Wd5vrUrSSw8HB9z8CbqSKh Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ We now know why shoes squeak, and it involves miniature lightning bolts ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/we-now-know-why-shoes-squeak-and-it-involves-miniature-lightning-bolts 3SDYP4gDqGb65rGyw8H6ye Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:35:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Proof by intimidation': AI is confidently solving 'impossible' math problems. But can it convince the world's top mathematicians? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/proof-by-intimidation-ai-is-confidently-solving-impossible-math-problems-but-can-it-convince-the-worlds-top-mathematicians K4KuNKWQWmBQATXVDh3uy5 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists recreated the first millisecond after the Big Bang — and found it was surprisingly soupy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/physicists-recreated-the-first-millisecond-after-the-big-bang-and-found-it-was-surprisingly-soupy ANj3SgpTRae6XW8ifepKUk Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:30:52 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:54:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Record-breaking gravitational wave puts Einstein's relativity to its toughest test yet — and proves him right again ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/record-breaking-gravitational-wave-puts-einsteins-relativity-to-its-toughest-test-yet-and-proves-him-right-again DYE4C3KaJxVj2mZbUGzCkU Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:49:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory gets major upgrade that could 'pave the way' to physics breakthroughs ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/antarctica-ghost-particle-observatory-gets-major-upgrade-that-could-pave-the-way-to-physics-breakthroughs 7ouxqiDAWhSSzJZ5TMgySe Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:13:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-push-quantum-boundaries-by-turning-a-superfluid-into-a-supersolid-and-back-for-the-first-time YeQW9DchMJyNjjh2aRoadH Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:29:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists push thousands of atoms to a 'Schrödinger's cat' state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-push-thousands-of-atoms-to-a-schrodingers-cat-state-bringing-the-quantum-world-closer-to-reality-than-ever-before XAjYuGFVtftbn2KtBzHBxW Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:09:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists may be approaching a 'fundamental breakthrough in cosmology and particle physics' — if dark matter and 'ghost particles' can interact ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/scientists-may-be-approaching-a-fundamental-breakthrough-in-cosmology-and-particle-physics-if-dark-matter-and-ghost-particles-can-interact nfDGZmHJ2NDa54T2brdiQc Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:59:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Sophie Germain, first woman to win France's prestigious 'Grand Mathematics Prize' is snubbed when tickets to award ceremony are 'lost in the mail' — Jan. 9, 1816 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/science-history-sophie-germain-first-woman-to-win-frances-prestigious-grand-mathematics-prize-is-snubbed-when-tickets-to-award-ceremony-are-lost-in-the-mail-jan-9-1816 viFTtgXNJrciWJU3SCWEv8 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:32:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/science-history-richard-feynman-gives-a-fun-little-lecture-and-dreams-up-an-entirely-new-field-of-physics-dec-29-1959 qU2WsqVCQmxDpcSybB228L Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many holes does the human body have? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/how-many-holes-does-the-human-body-have kfDkaiAPvBToEqinFtiU3D Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:21:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Marie Curie discovers a strange radioactive substance that would eventually kill her — Dec. 26, 1898 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/science-history-marie-curie-discovers-a-strange-radioactive-substance-that-would-eventually-kill-her-dec-26-1898 umdH8mmr295yKhTbLhtW3c Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guess the number quiz: Can you work out these scientific numbers and constants and top the leaderboard? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/guess-the-number-quiz-can-you-work-out-these-scientific-numbers-and-constants-and-top-the-leaderboard eUnbFYf9pBpjUU9BBMo2k6 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:34:09 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:41:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is solving 'impossible' math problems. Can it best the world's top mathematicians? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-is-solving-impossible-math-problems-can-it-best-the-worlds-top-mathematicians airLmA4M7PHYJAXV5TvCbR Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:52:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/historic-search-for-huge-missing-piece-of-the-universe-turns-up-negative-but-reveals-new-secrets-of-particle-physics k3o5EodXhuFEnAZZRrykAe Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:29:31 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:22:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ What was the loudest sound ever recorded? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/what-was-the-loudest-sound-ever-recorded xdwnfBQUK3s7BndpPmfbxG Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/law-of-maximal-randomness-explains-how-broken-objects-shatter-in-the-most-annoying-way-possible J52HKk9rVNL22jcqA4pCgT Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:31:25 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:50:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese particle detector tests 'portal to physics beyond the Standard Model' — with outstanding results ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/portal-to-physics-beyond-the-standard-model-worlds-largest-neutrino-detector-starts-up-with-incredible-results J7hena6iVKCrDkLuusTAxW Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ For the first time, physicists peer inside the nucleus of a molecule using electrons as a probe ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/for-the-first-time-physicists-peer-inside-the-nucleus-of-a-molecule-using-electrons-as-a-probe MEL5gTfKkp7nLV2uXnJTdD Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Russian mathematician quietly publishes paper — and solves one of the most famous unsolved conjectures in mathematics — Nov. 11, 2002 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/science-history-russian-mathematician-quietly-publishes-paper-and-solves-one-of-the-most-famous-unsolved-conjectures-in-mathematics-nov-11-2002 W8pySEAKyaKHYjn28L9tzC Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:40:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/worlds-biggest-x-ray-laser-discovers-never-before-seen-type-of-ice-thats-solid-at-room-temperature NTSoyrRcFY9J3NeHJSzqqP Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:47:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists capture rare illusion of an object moving at 99.9% the speed of light ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/physicists-capture-rare-illusion-of-an-object-moving-at-99-9-percent-the-speed-of-light d3TAhBaaucYfRwytN6wj38 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:14:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Einstein's relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/einsteins-relativity-could-rewrite-a-major-rule-about-what-types-of-planets-are-habitable ruaHmtwNPURjUJVjGcFVHG Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scales ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/nobel-prize-in-physics-goes-to-three-scientists-who-discovered-bizarre-quantum-effect-on-large-scales mGwomNF3Rkadj3FQvgYfhd Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:53:59 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:34:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/physicists-find-a-loophole-in-heisenbergs-uncertainty-principle-without-breaking-it 2xFmatgK7YyBi7b4YzKQwV Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:38:00 +0000 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:00:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/what-are-the-magic-numbers-in-nuclear-physics-and-why-are-they-so-powerful i523GkgQC6SPT2eV4Fw6hT Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:33:22 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:43:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists create first-ever visible time crystals using light — and they could one day appear on $100 bills ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/scientists-create-first-ever-visible-time-crystals-using-light-and-they-could-one-day-appear-on-usd100-bills nQU6sD5pVqvre3GYYwv6ij Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:30:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does the universe exist? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/why-does-the-universe-exist 7dweeDNLGWfDSA7Jmjam98 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:51:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/scientists-watch-a-single-electron-move-during-a-chemical-reaction-for-first-time-ever wiRKZDW2VqGr2Fy2568pTc Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:23:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why can't we walk through walls if atoms are mostly empty space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/why-cant-we-walk-through-walls-if-atoms-are-mostly-empty-space E2E2W2qgKYjZw6N4thkCpG Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/lightning-on-earth-is-sparked-by-a-powerful-chain-reaction-from-outer-space-simulations-show 3mepE5FFwKKFt2xStZmn7b Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:15:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Paraparticles' would be a third kingdom of quantum particle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/paraparticles-would-be-a-third-kingdom-of-quantum-particle CoYtGj8vkNY3n9UwB3HMVd Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:27:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Where do atoms come from? A physicist explains. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/where-do-atoms-come-from-a-physicist-explains 3FZvtg9qRVNaZp3F24ktbm Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Dreadful danger for all mankind': Einstein's powerful anti-war letter goes up for auction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/dreadful-danger-for-all-mankind-einsteins-powerful-anti-war-letter-goes-up-for-auction GjZXe5ZKkJ2nzk3SSCWEZV Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:38:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mathematicians discover a completely new way to find prime numbers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/mathematicians-discover-a-completely-new-way-to-find-prime-numbers 7EcqgHD68CTe3GG2qiwBVW Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:40:00 +0000