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![Don't forget to spring your clock forward on Sunday (March 10) at 2 a.m. Daylight saving time begins.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZe8fVT5MV2wprjxDgGvZX-320-80.jpg)
Daylight saving time 2024: When does the time change?
By Jeanna Bryner last updated
Here's a look at when the time changes for daylight saving time 2024, and what is the purpose of daylight saving time in the first place.
![A schematic map showing a possible location for the Future Circular Collider.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eLgG2g2C69dSoG7yZyTU3m-320-80.jpg)
CERN proposes $17 billion particle smasher that would be 3 times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider
By Ben Turner published
CERN's proposed $17 billion particle collider would search for new and unknown physics, but it has drawn fire for its hefty price tag.
![3D render of planet Earth with clouds and day and night illuminated side.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MpJToeYaTwgZLeHzuc4uJF-320-80.jpg)
Why don't we feel Earth spinning?
By Ashley Hamer published
Earth moves around the sun at 67,000 mph and makes a full rotation once every 24 hours. So why can't we feel the Earth's rotation?
![Golden Trefoil Knot, 3D rendering isolated on white background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pDvnkDVPeHWciLutMawJcK-320-80.jpg)
Scientists accidentally create world's tightest, smallest knot
By Kiley Price published
The tangle is known as a trefoil knot — and it's made up of just 54 atoms.
![An artist's illustration of a quantum whirlpool.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f37xxJyD7Q9RVLypAuUWHZ-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious 'sudden death' of quantum vortices in a superconductor stumps scientists
By Ben Turner published
The sudden disappearance of quantum fluctuations inside an atom-thin 2D superconductor has left scientists baffled.
![Ice covered thermometer, close-up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kvV94pzPuu5hiGdmYBHvRg-320-80.jpg)
Is it possible to reach absolute zero?
By Victoria Atkinson published
To reach absolute zero, all of the particles within an object have to stop moving.
![This composite image shows the distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the core of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KTfPrsGURjiY4nFDQH7fua-320-80.jpg)
Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them
By Paul Sutter published
An entire universe made of 'dark' particles could exist within our own, and astronomers may know the first place to look: In the mysterious hearts of supposed 'mirror stars'.
![The merger of two neutron stars, which is believed to create an environment so turbulent the heavy elements of the universe like gold can be forged here.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7dNKgQMwJJaTGKZuv96A8j-320-80.jpg)
1st evidence of nuclear fission in stars hints at elements 'never produced on Earth'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
An analysis of 42 ancient stars in the Milky Way reveals the first hints of nuclear fission in the cosmos, hinting at the existence of elements far heavier than anything found naturally on Earth.
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