New observations of microscopic vortices confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter that may also arise inside ...

The bunkbed conjecture says that the probability of finding the path on the bottom bunk is always greater than or equal to ...

Dijkstra’s algorithm was long thought to be the most efficient way to find a graph’s best routes. Researchers have now proved ...

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A new experimental proposal suggests detecting a particle of gravity is far easier than anyone imagined. Now physicists are debating what it would really prove.

Yizhi “Patrick” Cai is coordinating a global effort to write a complete synthetic yeast genome. If he succeeds, the resulting cell will be the artificial life most closely related to humans to date.

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 ...

Molly Herring is an intern with the biology desk at Quanta magazine. She holds bachelor’s degrees in biology, global studies, and English from UNC Chapel Hill and a master’s in science writing ...