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A team of international physicists has brought Bayes’ centuries-old probability rule into the quantum world. By applying the ...

At a time in history when we could all use a good hug, researchers have just advanced the science of the ideal snuggle. Hugging is known to have myriad emotional and health benefits, but will any old ...

In January I wrote a piece titled “5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know.” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...

“But here comes Sebastian Vettel! He is neck and neck with Lewis Hamilton… Vettel is alongside and ahead!” roared commentator David Croft during the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix. In a fraction of a second, ...