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The Thorny Truth About Spine Evolution
A definitive explanation for why plants evolved spines remains elusive, and human biases compound the problem. Why do roses have thorns? The answer seems self-evident: Thorns, spines and prickles are...
Bongard Problems and Scientific Discovery
...separately.) Note that we may hold comments for the first day or two to allow for independent contributions by readers. Update: The solution has been published here. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine...
A Theory of Reality as More Than the Sum of Its Parts
...but did not devise, the measure used to assess causal emergence. This article was reprinted on Wired.com. Erik Hoel, a theoretical neuroscientist at Columbia University. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine Julia Buntaine...
A Puzzle of Clever Connections Nears a Happy End
...Szekeres visiting the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 1984. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine Photos Courtesy of KöMaL (Klein, Szekeres); Photo Courtesy of Ronald Graham (Erdős) ©The University of Newcastle; UON Photographer...
Why Quantum Computers Might Not Break Cryptography
...point of view.” “More importantly,” the paper states, “it is interesting to see that the conventional wisdom is wrong.” This article was reprinted in Spanish at Investigacionyciencia.es. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine...
Can Darwinian Evolution Explain Lamarckism?
...separately.) Note that we may hold comments for the first day or two to allow for independent contributions by readers. Update: The solution has been published here. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine...
How Heat Kills Cells
...themselves. At the molecular level, life may consist of constantly coming together and falling apart. This article was reprinted on TheAtlantic.com. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Quanta Magazine Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Quanta Magazine...
The New Familiar Quanta
...source for science and math news. We invite you to test-drive our new site and look forward to your comments. Sincerely, Thomas Lin Editor in Chief Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine...
A Cosmic Burst Repeats, Deepening a Mystery
...radio antennas in New Mexico that has been in operation since 1980, allows data from each 25-meter-wide antenna to be combined electronically to localize signals. Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine NASA National...