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Whether it's the forces that keep athletes twirling, the weird laws governing the quantum realm, or the far-out ideas of time travel and alternate universes, physics and mathematics cover a lot of interesting territory. Our team of expert science writers and editors are here to demystify these concepts with clarity and accuracy, keeping you up to date with the latest physics news, discoveries, articles and features.
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'The greatest unknown was how much energy would be released by the weapon': How scientists prepared for the Trinity nuclear test -
'A mixture from zero to infinity': Physicists tried splitting a photon — and unleashed an improbable swarm of particles35 Comments
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ExplainerDid OpenAI really crack one of math's hardest unsolved problems — and did it play fair to get there? -
MathematicsMathematicians say these 60-sided dice are the fairest in the world -
Quantum PhysicsPhysicists put Einstein's 'happiest thought' to the test in an experiment that unites relativity and quantum mechanics4 Comments -
Life's Little MysteriesHow many cosmic particles are passing through your body at any moment? -
Life's Little MysteriesDoes water drain in different directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?5 Comments -
Book excerpt'The greatest unknown was how much energy would be released by the weapon': How scientists prepared for the Trinity nuclear test
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ExplainerDid OpenAI really crack one of math's hardest unsolved problems — and did it play fair to get there?
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MathematicsMathematicians say these 60-sided dice are the fairest in the world
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MathematicsMathematician Hong Wang becomes third woman to win the Fields Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious math prizes -
Science word of the dayWhat does 'cryptology' mean? -
MathematicsNobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve decades-old math puzzle -
OpinionHow likely are you to find a message in a bottle? -
MathematicsPi has been calculated to trillions of digits — is that completely irrational?5 Comments -
OpinionAI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same4 Comments -
Mathematics'Proof by intimidation': AI is confidently solving 'impossible' math problems. But can it convince the world's top mathematicians?5 Comments
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Life's Little MysteriesAre quasiparticles real? -
Particle PhysicsCERN shuts down Large Hadron Collider until 2030 for powerful new upgrades -
Particle Physics'A mixture from zero to infinity': Physicists tried splitting a photon — and unleashed an improbable swarm of particles35 Comments -
Particle PhysicsThe world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics2 Comments -
Particle PhysicsPhysicists witness pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light47 Comments -
Particle PhysicsPhysicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at 'extraordinary' speed -
Particle PhysicsScientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity -
Particle PhysicsPhysicists recreated the first millisecond after the Big Bang — and found it was surprisingly soupy8 Comments -
Particle PhysicsUpgrade to Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory could pave the way to physics breakthroughs
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Quantum PhysicsPhysicists put Einstein's 'happiest thought' to the test in an experiment that unites relativity and quantum mechanics4 Comments
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Quantum PhysicsPhysicists made a black hole out of light and used it to test Stephen Hawking's elusive radiation theory7 Comments -
Quantum PhysicsNASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS following upgrades to mini-fridge-sized quantum lab -
Quantum PhysicsPhysicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever5 Comments -
Quantum PhysicsPhysicists confirm 'negative time' is real in mind-bending quantum experiment12 Comments -
Quantum PhysicsPhysicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory6 Comments -
Quantum PhysicsPhysicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time -
Quantum PhysicsScientists smash record for superposition, bringing quantum world tantalizingly close to reality4 Comments -
Quantum Physics'Paraparticles' would be a third kingdom of quantum particle
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ExplainerDid OpenAI really crack one of math's hardest unsolved problems — and did it play fair to get there?
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MathematicsMathematicians say these 60-sided dice are the fairest in the world
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Quantum PhysicsPhysicists put Einstein's 'happiest thought' to the test in an experiment that unites relativity and quantum mechanics4 Comments
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Life's Little MysteriesHow many cosmic particles are passing through your body at any moment?
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Life's Little MysteriesDoes water drain in different directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?5 Comments
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Book excerpt'The greatest unknown was how much energy would be released by the weapon': How scientists prepared for the Trinity nuclear test
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Life's Little MysteriesDoes tapping on a soda can really stop it from exploding? -
Physics & MathematicsAstronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black hole -
Physics & MathematicsCrystal made from 13-sided 'einstein' shape bends light in ways physicists never imagined -
Physics & MathematicsPhysicists find a way to control heat in a way once thought impossible2 Comments
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