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Neutrino Experiment Reveals (Again) That Something Is Missing from Our UniverseThe KATRIN experiment has turned up a new, more-precise-than-ever measurement for the barely-detectable neutrino mass.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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What is the ionosphere? (And who is Steve?)A concentration of plasma in the Earth's atmosphere, called the ionosphere, interacts with solar winds, ultraviolet radiation and radio waves.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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These Odd 'Quasiparticles' Could Finally Unmask Dark MatterTiny ripples called magnons could lure even a fleeting, lightweight dark matter particle out of hiding.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Exploding Stars May Have Put Humanity on Two FeetIs there a cosmic origin for human bipedalism?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Truly Spooky: How Ghostly Quantum Particles Fly Through Barriers Almost InstantlyScientists recently unraveled a physics puzzle that has stymied experts since the dawn of quantum mechanics.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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What a Tiny Electron Reveals About the Structure of the UniverseOpinion
By Alexey Petrov Professor of Physics Published
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Already Weird Atoms Get Stranger, May Hold Ability to Bond with 'Nothing'Trilobite atoms can bind to ghost atoms, aka those that don't exist.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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The Strongest Material in the Universe Could Be (Nuclear) PastaThese noodles of neutrons may be 10 billion times stronger than steel.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Earth's Magnetic Field is A Ruthless, Solar-Wind-Shredding MachineOnce again, we have Earth's magnetic field to thank for protecting us from our fire-breathing sun.
By Brandon Specktor Published
