To explain "naturalness," physicists are rethinking some of their core assumptions about the way that nature works.

A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature's Laws

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Gut feelings, like the stomachache one might get from overeating, are driven by the enteric "second brain" in our digestive systems.

The placenta has a unique trick for keeping immune defenses on standby, even when no viral infections threaten a pregnancy.

A recent neurological study provides an unprecedented look at how number sense works in the human brain.

An Icelandic peninsula that hadn't seen any volcanism for 800 years has now awoken. Eruptions could continue for decades or even centuries.

Physics is a rich well of inspiration for mathematicians to draw from.