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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

This year has seen some amazing advancements in fundamental mathematics. Researchers have made breakthroughs in geometry, topology, chaos theory, and more. And a startling three of our top 10 ...

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Consequence's 2025 Annual Report celebrates the best movie music of the 2025 with our Composers of the Year accolade, awarded this year to a foursome of indie rock artists: IDLES, Son Lux, Young ...