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For 50 years, the astrophysicist Martin Rees has contributed to our understanding of cosmology. Now he is speaking up about the promise and potential dangers of the science and technology that will arrive over the next 50 years and beyond.

As it becomes clear that the body’s cells have more diverse regenerative capabilities than expected, experts have had to reconsider their approach to stem cell research.

The Frauchiger-Renner thought experiment has shaken up the world of quantum foundations.

Some researchers are using a complexity framework thought to be purely theoretical to understand evolutionary dynamics in biological and computational systems.

Simple physical principles can be used to describe how rivers grow everywhere from Florida to Mars.

Tadashi Tokieda discovers new physical phenomena by looking at the everyday world with the eyes of a child.

With proteins that reversibly self-assemble into droplets, cells may control their metabolism — and harden themselves against harsh conditions.

On November 16, 2018, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine for a wide-ranging panel discussion that examined the newest ideas in fundamental physics, biology and mathematics research.

Quasars powered by supermassive black holes have been unexpectedly vanishing. Scientists have started to figure out why.