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Inside the Proton, the 'Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine'
What's inside a proton? Your answer may vary depending on how hard you hit it with electrons.
High-Temperature Superconductivity Understood at Last
Physicists have all but confirmed the phenomenon behind the strongest known form of superconductivity.
Record-Breaking Robot Highlights How Animals Excel at Jumping
A robot has, in all likelihood, leapt higher than any animal or machine before it on Earth.
A Good Memory or a Bad One? One Brain Molecule Decides.
The brain may be fearful and pessimistic by default.
Old Problem About Mathematical Curves Falls to Young Couple
A husband and wife math duo solved an algebraic question that went unanswered for more than a century.
How the Physics of Nothing Underlies Everything
The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.
Geometric Analysis Reveals How Birds Mastered Flight
Scientists are beginning to grasp the biomechanics that allow birds to maneuver in the air.
How the 'Diamond of the Plant World' Helped Land Plants Evolve
Scientists are beginning to crack secrets from one of the sturdiest organic materials in nature.
Protein Blobs Linked to Alzheimer's Affect Aging in All Cells
A first-of-its-kind study offers a fresh perspective on what happens inside cells as they age.
The Brain Has a 'Low-Power Mode' That Blunts Our Senses
Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is "Unanswered Questions" by Kevin MacLeod.