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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells: What's the Difference?
July 11, 2019 | ReferenceEarth's first life forms consisted of simple prokaryotic cells. Over time, these evolved into the more complex eukaryotic cells with nuclei.
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What Is Potential Energy?
May 23, 2019 | ReferencePotential energy is a core concept of any physics-based discussion, and one of the most influential variables in the formulas that describe our known universe.
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What Are Elementary Particles?
May 07, 2019 | ReferenceThey're the smallest of the small.
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What Is String Theory?
March 20, 2019 | ReferenceTrying to explain everything with vibrating little strings.
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Quantum Monism Could Save the Soul of Physics
March 07, 2019 | ArticleThe multiverse may be an artifact of a deeper reality that is comprehensible and unique.
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NASA Watched This Baby Island Burst From the South Pacific. And It Seems to Be Here to Stay.
February 03, 2019 | ArticleA NASA scientist has visited a four-year-old island that satellites watched rise out of the waters — a rare opportunity to see in person a new island that lasts more than a few months.
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Reflections from Donna Strickland, 3rd Woman Ever to Win Nobel in Physics
January 15, 2019 | ArticleThe winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn't feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.
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2018's Science Superlatives: The Biggest, Oldest, Smelliest and Cutest
December 28, 2018 | CountdownAs 2018 draws to a close, we look back at some of the record-breaking discoveries of the year.
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18 Times Quantum Particles Blew Our Minds in 2018
December 27, 2018 | CountdownThese are all the biggest, most shocking quantum discoveries we covered in 2018.
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14 Most Bizarre Scientific Discoveries of 2018
December 26, 2018 | Countdown2018 was a weird one in science, from boiling bats to blueberry Earth.
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