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The Strange and Surprising History of the Once-Rejected Zero

Kevin Engel

Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today all mathematics is based on it

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Scientists turn lead into gold

Nature, Published online: 12 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01501-5 The transmuted metal only lasted a fraction of a second before it was obliterated but can tell researchers

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