Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...

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Inside what looks like a simple block of frozen water, quantum mechanics is quietly rewriting the rules of chemistry. New ...

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In a study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists have demonstrated that black holes satisfy the third law of ...

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