On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

At first glance, it looks like an uneven smudge. But when astronomers enhanced the image, sharp edges appeared — two distinct, intersecting rings centered on a compact galaxy. The rings seem to trace ...