Thomas Lin

With her homeland mired in war, the sphere-packing number theorist Maryna Viazovska has become the second woman to win a Fields Medal in the award’s 86-year history.

On November 16, 2018, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine for a wide-ranging panel discussion that examined the newest ideas in fundamental physics…

In the latest campaign to reconcile Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics, many physicists are studying how a higher dimensional space that includes gravity arises like a hologram from a…

Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of a mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature.

Subhash Khot, Playing Unique Games in Washington Square Park  Quanta Magazine

The two physicists who introduced Peccei-Quinn symmetry came up with their idea on and around Stanford University’s campus 40 years ago.

An obscure number theorist who became an overnight sensation with a major proof about the gaps between prime numbers now finds quiet inspiration walking along the Pacific Coast.

Quanta unveils a completely re-engineered and redesigned site to better serve our readers and the journalism we produce.

Quanta Magazine invites readers to share about their early math and science learning experiences and to explore the interactive survey results.

The theoretical particle physicist Helen Quinn has blazed a singular path from the early days of the Standard Model to the latest overhaul of science education in the United States.