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People have long claimed to hear the northern lights. Are the reports true?
People have long claimed they can hear the northern lights, saying the sounds include eerie whizzing, crackling and buzzing. Is it just an auditory illusion?
Who was James Clerk Maxwell? The greatest physicist you've probably never heard of.
Opinion James Clerk Maxwell is the scientist responsible for explaining the forces behind the radio in your car, the magnets on your fridge, the heat of a warm summer day and the charge on a battery.
Half of unvaccinated workers say they'd rather quit than get a shot
Opinion Will they really quit?
Even mild COVID-19 can shrink the brain, preliminary research finds
Reduced brain volume in people who have experienced COVID-19 resembles brain changes typically seen in older adults. The implications of these findings are not yet clear.
Strange mathematical term changes our entire view of black holes
The behemoths exert a pressure on their surroundings, new research has found.
1st sign of elusive 'triangle singularity' shows particles swapping identities in mid-flight
Physicists sifting through old particle accelerator data have found evidence of a highly-elusive, never-before-seen process: a so-called triangle singularity.
A quarter of sunlike stars eat their own planets, according to new research
How rare is our solar system? In the 30 years or so since planets were first discovered orbiting stars other than our sun, we have found that planetary systems are common in the galaxy.
Is dark matter made of 'Fermi balls' forged in the Big Bang?
A new theory suggests dark matter may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe.
