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Around 13.8 billion years ago, a tiny but dense fireball gave birth to the vast cosmos that holds trillions of galaxies, including the Milky Way. But our universe is dying, and it’s happening at a…

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes it triggers severe, even fatal disease by…

Scientists have transformed new data from space telescopes into cosmic soundscapes, turning the mysterious activity around black holes into a symphony of the universe.

These auditory representations, or sonifications, were created using data from…

The moon will slide in front of the red supergiant star Antares on May 13, briefly blocking its light just a day after reaching its full “Flower Moon” phase.

Because the moon is relatively close to Earth, its apparent position against the…

Scientists have found seismic clues that suggest liquid water may be hiding beneath Mars’ surface.

By listening to the echoes of “marsquakes” — seismic waves rippling through Mars’ crust — researchers uncovered signs of water lingering at the…

The Quanta Podcast is your weekly dispatch from the frontiers of science and mathematics. As editor in chief of the magazine, every day I am blown away by the passion and knowledge of our writers and editors. So in each episode of our new…