Fiber-optic internet is coming to our neighborhood. Wires have been run, boxes and junctions are in the ground and it seems all that is left is to throw the switch. This has been a long process ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A few centuries ago, the swirling polychromatic chaos of Jupiter’s atmosphere spawned the immense vortex that we call the Great Red Spot ...

Slime molds are simple organisms, yet they demonstrate problem-solving abilities that rival complex human systems. By spreading out and retracting, they form highly efficient networks that connect ...