Quanta Magazine

• Why Am I Left-Handed?
  Posted on Monday July 13, 2026
  An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once. The post Why Am I Left-Handed? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture.
  Posted on Friday July 10, 2026
  Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity. But a crack in a nonelastic simple fluid has them questioning that idea. The post We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture. first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?
  Posted on Thursday July 09, 2026
  Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone. The post Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Is Life Just Different?
  Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026
  The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive. But does it serve a scientific purpose? The post Is Life Just Different? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’
  Posted on Monday July 06, 2026
  When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum world. The post Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’ first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »