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• Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves
  Posted on Wednesday January 28, 2026
  Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous and powerful tools. A new result marks an exciting advance toward that goal. The post Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard?
  Posted on Monday January 26, 2026
  Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis. The post Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Monster Neutrino Could Be a Messenger of Ancient Black Holes
  Posted on Friday January 23, 2026
  Primordial black holes could rewrite our understanding of dark matter and the early universe. A record-breaking detection at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea has some physicists wondering if we just spotted one. The post Monster Neutrino Could Be a Messenger of Ancient Black Holes first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• How Animals Build a Sense of Direction
  Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026
  Researchers recorded the neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the coast of Tanzania. The post How Animals Build a Sense of Direction first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Two Twisty Shapes Resolve a Centuries-Old Topology Puzzle
  Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
  The Bonnet problem asks when just a bit of information is enough to uniquely identify a whole surface. The post Two Twisty Shapes Resolve a Centuries-Old Topology Puzzle first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »