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David Gross, a celebrated U.S. theoretical physicist, calls himself an optimist—especially concerning the future of his field ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

Quantum computing may sound like science fiction, but it is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting new career frontiers, ...

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The University of the Pacific recently hosted the annual Math Steeplechase. More than 1,000 students participated in the ...

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There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That line, attributed to Richard ...

Inspired by gas and liquid flow in earth science, researchers brewed an equation to calculate the speed of water percolation ...