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Three Things to Know About the Newly-Discovered State of Matter
There’s more to matter than just solids, liquids and gases
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Metallic Ink Discovered in Ancient Scrolls Buried by Mount Vesuvius
New discovery may help researchers read ancient scrolls
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The Detection of Gravitational Waves Was a Scientific Breakthrough, but What’s Next?
Scientists are sitting on top of the world after this monumental discovery and are eager to keep exploring the universe
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CERN Seeks International Artists For Full-Time Residency
The European Center for Nuclear Research is calling for art submissions for its annual award
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Recently Discovered Spider Is Named After Physicist Brian Greene
About the size of the human palm, the “Brian” spider can swim and hunt fish
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Meet the BOSS, the Largest Structure in the Universe (So Far)
Astronomers recently discovered a wall of galaxies 1 billion light years across, larger than anything else yet identified in the cosmos
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Inside the Atom Smasher at CERN
What you can see on a tour of the largest particle collider in the world
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Five Things to Know About Gravitational Waves
The internet is abuzz with rumors of a big announcement—here are a few things you should know to decipher the news
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A New Experimental Fusion Reactor Powers Up in Germany
The reactor’s first test was brief but successful
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The Moon’s Tidal Forces May Affect How Much It Rains
The higher the moon, the lower the chance of rain
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What Landing a Rover on Mars Teaches You About Leadership and Teamwork
In his new book, NASA engineer Adam Steltzner shares his insights on how to inspire people to make the impossible possible
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What’s the Difference Between an A-Bomb and an H-Bomb?
Why North Korea’s alleged nuclear test is drawing skepticism and fear alike
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Cool Science Stories You May Have Missed in 2015
Quantum spookiness, a Maya city buried in ash and more in this year’s surprising science
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A Space-Based Physics Lab Could Help Scientists Study How Gravity Warps Spacetime
The LISA Pathfinder Probe could help reveal the ripples caused by black holes and supernovae
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Happy Birthday to Schrödinger’s Cat
In the 80 years since Erwin Schrödinger first outlined a quantum mechanics thought experiment involving a cat, the feline’s popularity has only grown
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Seven Simple Ways We Know Einstein Was Right (For Now)
For the past 100 years, these experiments have offered continued evidence that general relativity is our best description of gravity
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Why the Sands of Many Dunes Sing, Boom, and Even Burp
Contrary to Marco Polo’s tales, it’s not because they’re full of mysterious spirits
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This Acoustic Tractor Beam Can Levitate Small Objects With Sound
The device allows researchers to float and manipulate targets with just a single array of ultrasound emitters
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The Search For Elusive Neutrinos in Antarctica Generates Massive Amounts of Data
The IceCube observatory at the South Pole collects roughly 36 terabytes of data a year in the search for ‘special’ neutrinos
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