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An explosive result in particle physics could change everything

A tiny discrepancy in the weight of a fundamental particle called the W boson could blow open one of our major theories for understanding everything 鈥� if the measurement stands up to scrutiny

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Mind

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

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Mind

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

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Jim Al-Khalili: How to live a more rational, scientific life

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JILA researchers measured time dilation, or how an atomic clock's ticking rate varied by elevation, within this tiny cloud of strontium atoms.

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Most precise atomic clock shows Einstein鈥檚 general relativity is right

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Giving drones barn owl-like tails may make them more efficient flyers

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Advances in physics may seem abstract at first but tech often follows

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The Large Hadron Collider blips that could herald a new era of physics

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SACO, ME - JUNE 10: American Shad swim past the observation window in Brookfield Renewables', Cataract hydro electric station fish passage on the Saco River, in Saco, on Thursday, June 09, 2016. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

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Swimming in a school may help fish hear dolphins鈥� ultrasound clicks

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The Leidenfrost effect: Levitating droplets bounce off each other

Known as the triple Leidenfrost effect, when two different liquids are placed on a hot enough surface, they will levitate and bounce off one another.

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Why is there a cosmic speed limit? It could even be why we’re here

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Stephon Alexander interview: Is the universe a self-learning AI?

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How ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels

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Using microwave beams could let quantum computers be small but mighty

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