An unexpected anomaly is only as disruptive as the framework it challenges, and in modern physics that framework is a meticulously tuned playbook of equations, approximations and shared assumptions.

Imagine standing on top of a mountain. From this vantage point, we can see picturesque valleys and majestic ridges below, and streams wind their way downhill. If a drop of rain falls somewhere on this ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the ...