A dark dimension could link two of the universe’s great unknowns

After 80 years, the ‘Erdős Method’ gets an upgrade; How physicists track and trap the neutrino; The Joy of Why; The Quanta Podcast

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser COSMOLOGY | ALL TOPICS   A Dark Dimension Could Link Two of the Universe’s Great Unknowns By STEVE NADIS Recent observations suggest that dark energy is changing over time. Theorists wonder if dark matter is, too. Read the article GRAPH THEORY   Mathematicians Give Famed ‘Erdős Method’ an Upgrade By LEILA SLOMAN Decades ago, Paul Erdős used randomness to illuminate the vast and weird world of networks. Now mathematicians are making his technique even more powerful. Read the article IMAGE GALLERY   How Physicists Track and Trap the Elusive Neutrino By SIMON FRANTZ The hunt for these ghostly particles has required some of the most audacious experimental setups ever built. Read the article THE JOY OF WHY   Why Does the Positive Grassmannian Show Up Everywhere? Podcast hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ and JANNA LEVIN Lauren Williams tells ‘The Joy of Why’ how studying a fundamental object in algebraic combinatorics led to a career full of surprises. Listen (Apple) | Listen (Spotify) Read the transcript THE QUANTA PODCAST   How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really? Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL with NATALIE WOLCHOVER We have a full tally of the elementary particles, but the deeper you go into that count, the more complicated, and weirder, the answer becomes. Listen (Apple) | Listen (Spotify) Read the article 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