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Researchers have uncovered deep connections among different types of random objects, illuminating hidden geometric structures.

A hint that neutrinos behave differently than antineutrinos suggests an answer to one the biggest questions in physics.

To develop new model organisms, scientists will have to find species that are easy to grow in the lab.

The bulk of biological research is centered on a handful of species. Are we missing a huge chunk of interesting biology?

The physicist Asimina Arvanitaki is thinking up ways to search gravitational wave data for evidence of dark matter particles orbiting black holes.

According to our best theories of physics, the universe is a fixed block where time only appears to pass.

Insights from the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan give us a number of ways to explore the infinite.

When life first emerged roughly 4 billion years ago, DNA may have been a much more malleable molecule.

Scientists are exploring a mysterious pattern, found in birds’ eyes, boxes of marbles and other surprising places, that is neither regular nor random.