The Enduring Legacy of Maryam Mirzakhani

Plus: What's more chaotic than chaos?; A chemical view of ecosystems; New Quanta Podcast Episode

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser GEOMETRY | ALL TOPICS   Years After the Early Death of a Math Genius, Her Ideas Gain New Life By JOSEPH HOWLETT A new proof extends the pioneer work of the late Maryam Mirzakhani, cementing her legacy as a pioneer of alien mathematical realms. Read the article THEORETICAL PHYSICS   'Next-Level' Chaos Traces the True Limit of Predictability By CHARLIE WOOD Physicists are exploring how even ordinary physical systems put hard limits on what we can predict, even in principle. Read the article ECOLOGY   The Chemical Signature of Just One Species Can Shape an Ecosystem By MOLLY HERRING Rare and powerful compounds, known as keystone molecules, can build a web of invisible interactions among species. Read the article QUANTA SCIENCE PODCAST   How the Human Brain Contends With the Strangeness of Zero Podcast hosted by JANNA LEVIN Story by YASEMIN SAPLAKOGLU Zero, which was invented late in history, is special among numbers. New studies are uncovering how the brain creates something out of nothing. Read the article Listen to the podcast Follow Quanta Unsubscribe | About Quanta | My Bookmarks Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact Us   Copyright © 2025 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation Simons Foundation 160 5th Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010