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Mathematicians discover a completely new way to find prime numbers
By Rachel Crowell published
Using a notion called integer partitions, mathematicians have discovered a new way to detect prime numbers while also connecting two areas of math in an unexpected way

'A bundle of microscopic tornadoes' may be building the cosmic web
By Andrey Feldman published
When invisible dark matter spins, it may form clumps of "vortexes" that stretch across space, forming the cosmic web that links all galaxies, new research proposes.

Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica
By Perri Thaler published
Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause.

'Alien's language' problem that stumped mathematicians for decades may finally be close to a solution
By Joanna Thompson published
The Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory, an infamous proof that has confounded mathematicians for over a decade, has been partially solved.

'Neutron lifetime puzzle' may have a new solution
By Andrey Feldman published
A type of hydrogen that doesn't interact with light could explain how long neutrons live and reveal the identity of the universe's dark matter, according to a new theory.

Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round?
By Victoria Atkinson published
The nuclei of atoms are often portrayed as round in textbooks, but it turns out they're rarely spherical.

Physicists force atoms into state of quantum 'hyper-entanglement' using tweezers made of laser light
By Alan Bradley published
By controlling individual atoms, researchers have demonstrated a way to turn previously unwanted atomic motion into an advantage.

Physicists capture 'second sound' for the first time — after nearly 100 years of searching
By Ben Turner published
First theorized in 1938, heat's wave-like flow through superfluids, known as "second sound", has proven difficult to directly observe. Now, a new technique has finally done it, and could be used to study neutron stars and high-temperature superconductors.
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