At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications.

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores whether applied category theory can be “green” math.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.