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Small and cold, Mars has long been considered a dead planet. But a series of recent discoveries has forced scientists to rethink how recently its insides stopped churning — if they ever stopped at all. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Pulse” by Geographer.

Long considered solved, David Hilbert’s question about seventh-degree polynomials is leading researchers to a new web of mathematical connections. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Confusing Disco” by Birocratic.

Inside cells, droplets of biomolecules called condensates merge, divide and dissolve. Their dance may regulate vital processes. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Winner, Winner” by Kevin MacLeod.

Mistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants’ unorthodox survival strategy. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Sugar Zone” by Silent Partner.

Over the past two years, astronomers have rewritten the story of our galaxy. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Cast of Pods” by Doug Maxwell.

An exercise in pure mathematics has led to a wide-ranging theory of how the world comes together. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Sugar Zone” by Silent Partner.