What Goes On in a Proton? Quark Math Still Needs Answers

The complex math that governs quark particles is still a mystery—even though a $1 million prize…

Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes?

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg's new paper tackles the mystery of why the laws of nature…

Meet The Four-Dimensional Numbers That Led to Modern Algebra

Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics.