Mathematicians Still Years from Verifying Nightmare 500-Page Proof
Shinichi Mochizuki’s proof of the abc conjecture remains an enigma. Continue reading Mathematicians Still Years from Verifying Nightmare 500-Page Proof
Category Archives: discoveries
Why Isn’t the Global Rate of HIV Infection Declining?
Fewer people are dying, but the HIV infection rate has stayed the same since 2005. Continue reading Why Isn’t the Global Rate of HIV Infection Declining?
Key Dark Matter Detection Experiment Again Comes Up Empty-Handed
Is the end is nigh for WIMPs? Continue reading Key Dark Matter Detection Experiment Again Comes Up Empty-Handed
Scientists Built a Biological Computer Inside a Cell
Chemically hacking bacterial DNA allows for a whole new world of biological computation. Continue reading Scientists Built a Biological Computer Inside a Cell
Scientists Studied the Atmospheres of Earth-size Exoplanets For the First Time
They’re small and rocky like Earth, and may have an Earthlike atmosphere, too. Continue reading Scientists Studied the Atmospheres of Earth-size Exoplanets For the First Time
Scientists Made a New Map of the Human Brain
This is your brain… on neuroimaging. Continue reading Scientists Made a New Map of the Human Brain
Physicists Achieve Atomic Data Storage
A new memory technology could pack the entire Library of Congress into a .1 mm-wide cube. Continue reading Physicists Achieve Atomic Data Storage
Could Dark Energy Just Be Frozen Neutrinos?
A new explanation for the something that is nothing. Continue reading Could Dark Energy Just Be Frozen Neutrinos?
Oh My God, Ducklings Are Capable of Abstract Thought
A new paper shows newborn ducklings can distinguish between the concepts of “same” and “different.” Continue reading Oh My God, Ducklings Are Capable of Abstract Thought
Is Western Musical Taste Hardwired? Probably Not, Say Neuroscientists
Deep in the Amazon, the Tsimane people like their music noisy. Continue reading Is Western Musical Taste Hardwired? Probably Not, Say Neuroscientists