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During a fruit-fly egg cell’s early development, its internal fluid begins to swirl in a vortex. This transition is caused by the coordinated behavior of elastic filaments in the cell, according to new research from scientists at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology and the University of Cambridge.

Physicists have come a step closer to resolving one of the more significant puzzles to have arisen in particle physics over the past decade.

Simone Aiola, a researcher at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics, describes recently published research that identifies a new, definitive estimate for the age of the universe.

Ideas from superresolution imaging inspire a way to measure time intervals with unprecedented precision—an ability that could enhance our understanding of ultrafast processes.

While observing the planet’s large inky storm, astronomers spotted a smaller vortex they named Dark Spot Jr.

Chiara Mingarelli, a gravitational-wave astrophysicist at the Flatiron Institute, joins other scientists in a post mortem about the iconic telescope’s tragic end.

During a virtual 'Gaia Sprint' hackathon last week, astronomers — including Adrian Price-Whelan of the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics — pored through new data, hoping to unlock some of our galaxy’s most intriguing secrets.

Noise from temperature fluctuations may limit the performance of small optical cavities for quantum computing applications.

Measurements of the proton’s charge radius still disagree, but by less.

The pieces are finally coming together on the long-delayed ITER experiment to create nuclear fusion.