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To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape.

If DNA repair makes useful mutations more likely, it could accelerate cells’ adaptations to harsh environments.

It’s “a definitive study for all time, like writing the final book,” says one researcher who’s mapping out new classes of geometric structures.

Prime numbers are endlessly fascinating to number theorists and math enthusiasts. This month’s puzzle explores primes by cooking up a whimsical dish of grilled snake ribs.

Even in the age of sun-observing satellites, astronomers like Jay Pasachoff still seek out total solar eclipses for the tales they can tell about our sun.

To create a good living replica of the human brain, your best hope may be to let “organoid” components assemble it for you.

Two “rare jewels” have illuminated a mysterious multidimensional object that connects a huge variety of mathematical work.

The pot-stirring string theorist and quantum gravity theorist never sits still for long.

The first major results from the Dark Energy Survey signal the start of a new era of cosmology.