Saturday, December 25, 2021

The Year in Biology, Physics, Math and Computer Science

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Quanta's 2021 in Review

The Year in Biology

By JOHN RENNIE

The detailed understanding of brains and multicellular bodies reached new heights, while the genomes of the COVID-19 virus and various organisms yielded more surprises.

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The Year in Physics

By MICHAEL MOYER

Puzzling particles, quirky (and controversial) quantum computers, and one of the most ambitious science experiments in history marked the year's milestones.

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The Year in Math and Computer Science

By BILL ANDREWS

Researchers answered major questions in topology, set theory and even physics, as computers continued to grow more capable.

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Also this week:

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

 

Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning

By THOMAS LEWTON

Scientists have never been able to adequately explain where lightning comes from. Now the first detailed observations of its emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to let bolts fly.

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QUANTA SCIENCE PODCAST

 

Biologists Rethink the Logic Behind Cells' Molecular Signals

Podcast hosted by SUSAN VALOT;
Story by PHILIP BALL


The molecular signaling systems of complex cells are nothing like simple electronic circuits. The logic governing their operation is riotously complex — but it has advantages.

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