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Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | ALL TOPICS   A New Geometry for Einstein's Theory of Relativity By STEVE NADIS A team of mathematicians based in Vienna is developing tools to extend the scope of general relativity. Read the article ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE   How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller By AMOS ZEEBERG Fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive "teacher" model to train a "student" model for less. Read the article CELL BIOLOGY   RNA Is the Cell's Emergency Alert System By DAN SAMORODNITSKY How does a cell know when it's been damaged? A molecular alarm set off by mutated RNA signals danger. Read the article THE QUANTA PODCAST   When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color? Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL With MOLLY HERRING Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them. Listen (Apple) | Listen (Spotify) Read the story 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