Over hundreds of years, increasingly sophisticated instruments have revealed — and continue to reveal — the secrets of our star. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-see-the-beautiful-violent-sun-20260528/" target="_blank">How We See the Beautiful, Violent Sun</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
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Earth’s largest volcanic system, hidden in mountain chains under the sea, has long been assumed to erupt only quietly. The shallow seafloor off Iceland tells another story. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/when-quiet-undersea-volcanoes-turn-disruptive-20260526/" target="_blank">When Quiet Undersea Volcanoes Turn Disruptive</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Evolutionary biologists are uncovering genomic mechanisms that allow populations to adapt quickly to different, hyperlocal habitats without splitting into new species. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-ecotypes-harbor-the-genetic-memory-of-a-species-past-20260521/" target="_blank">How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
By replacing the most fundamental concept in topology, Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen are taking the first step in a far bigger program to understand why numbers behave the way they do. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/two-researchers-are-rebuilding-mathematics-from-the-ground-up-20260520/" target="_blank">Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Grothendieck is revered in the world of math; outside of it, he’s known for his unusual life, if he’s known at all. But what were his actual mathematical contributions? <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-alexander-grothendieck-revolutionized-20th-century-mathematics-20260520/" target="_blank">How Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-do-godels-incompleteness-theorems-truly-mean-20260518/" target="_blank">What Do Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems Truly Mean?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Astronomers are preparing for a new era of big-data astronomy, and results are already starting to arrive. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/" target="_blank">Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Failed Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
The bird retina is one of the most energetically expensive tissues in the animal kingdom, yet it doesn’t use the energy advantage of oxygen. New research finally explains how this is possible. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-the-bird-eye-was-pushed-to-an-evolutionary-extreme-20260513/" target="_blank">How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-unknowable-math-can-help-hide-secrets-20260511/" target="_blank">How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-we-ever-be-able-to-forecast-volcanic-eruptions-like-weather-20260508/" target="_blank">Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Armed with a slew of new instruments, physicists are closing in on one of nature’s oldest mysteries — and finding that storm clouds are seething with violent and unexpected phenomena. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-causes-lightning-the-answer-keeps-getting-more-interesting-20260506/" target="_blank">What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>