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Why does the universe exist?The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends.
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Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time everFor the first time, scientists visualized how electrons behave during a chemical reaction, which could help reduce unwanted byproducts in future chemistry.
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'A bundle of microscopic tornadoes' may be building the cosmic webWhen invisible dark matter spins, it may form clumps of "vortexes" that stretch across space, forming the cosmic web that links all galaxies, new research proposes.
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Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under AntarcticaResearchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause.
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Physicists force atoms into state of quantum 'hyper-entanglement' using tweezers made of laser lightBy controlling individual atoms, researchers have demonstrated a way to turn previously unwanted atomic motion into an advantage.
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World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instantThe world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.
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'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physicsWhy matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the world's largest particle collider has revealed a clue.
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Elusive neutrinos' mass just got halved — and it could mean physicists are close to solving a major cosmic mysteryPhysicists have set a new upper limit on the mass of neutrinos. And the finding could poke a big hole in the Standard Model of particle physics.
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The world's largest atom smasher is getting a powerful new upgradePhysicists are finalizing plans for MATHUSLA, a powerful new addition to CERN's Large Hadron Collider that will detect long-lived particles and potentially open the door to new physics.
