Life on earth depends on the network of sea bacteria
Original version Of This story appeared in Quanta magazine,Proclorococcus Bacteria are so small that you have to line up around one thousand of them to match the thickness of human…
Why computer scientists need magic 8 ball-lac orcles
Original version Of This story appeared in Quanta magazine,Pose a question for a magic 8 ball, and it will give some annoying answer. We think it as a child's toy,…
Scientists recreate conditions that gave rise to complex life
Original version Of This story appeared in Quanta magazine,Far from being a single operator, the most single-cells Germs Are in complex relationships. Sea, soil, and in your intestine, they can…
Mathematicians discover a new way to count prime numbers
But that was not clear. They had to analyze a particular set of functions, called Type I and Type II sums, for each version of their problem, then show that…
New superconducting material has just been discovered
original version Of this story appeared in Quanta MagazineE,In 2024, superconductivity – the flow of electric current with zero resistance – was discovered in three different materials. Two examples enhance…
Could humans have a brain microbiome?
The human gut microbiome plays a vital role in the body, communicating with the brain and maintaining the immune system. gut-brain axisSo it's not entirely far-fetched to suggest that microbes…
Spectators of quantum events are also subject to uncertainty
Everything will be alright. What if B is also associated with a quantum object that is in a superposition of two locations? Then the quantum state of A is now…
The universe is full of complex organic molecules
Asteroids are less ancient than comets, which often bear the effects of heat and liquid water. But these effects can generate dramatic new biological complexity. For decades, scientists have known…
The simple mathematics behind public key cryptography
original version Of this story appeared in quanta magazine,For thousands of years, if you wanted to send a secret message, there was basically only one way to do it. You…
Everyone is capable of mathematical thinking—yes, even you
original version Of this story appeared in quanta magazine,David Basis was attracted to mathematics for the same reason that turns away many people: he didn't understand how it worked. Unlike…