In science, a variable is something that can be changed, measured or controlled in an experiment. Scientists look at variables to understand how they affect things. A variable is any one of the things ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

We talk a lot about quantum computation and quantum key distribution here at Ars, but when we do this, we're usually talking about a discrete logic system. That is, the quantum system uses a set of ...

Markos Katsoulakis, professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with others, recently received a $3.1 million award from U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

Science Progress commissions world authorities to contribute articles on the most interesting, important and meaningful topics - ranging from cosmology to the environment, and publishes occasional ...

How should we study biodiversity change? In an ideal world, we would study many different aspects of biodiversity and how they change over time. This would allow us to distinguish between natural ...