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Physicists Catch a Quantum Butterfly Spreading Its Wings

28 Mar 2025, Scientific American

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm

In the Quantum Realm, Time’s Arrow Might Fly in Two Directions

27 Feb 2025, Scientific American

Scientists studying a centuries-old mystery of physics suggest two “arrows of time” control the evolution of quantum systems

Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat

12 Feb 2025, Scientific American (web/print)

Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica’s food web

Nearby Habitable-Zone Exoplanet May Be a World of Fire and Ice

3 Feb 2025, Scientific American

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the solar system—but it’s still no place like home

What the world’s 2024 elections mean for chemistry

7 Oct 2024, Chemical & Engineering News

Here’s how elections around the globe could affect chemistry—and all of science—for years to come.

Scientists are on the cusp of unlocking the mysteries of dark matter

20 May 2024, Popular Mechanics

Possibly the most powerful energy source in the universe, confirmation of this elusive form of matter could rewrite the rules of the universe as we know it.

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