Book Review: The Astronomer and the Witch
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Potential New Particle Shows Up at the LHC, Thrilling and Confounding Physicists
The gigantic accelerator in Europe has produced hints of an exotic particle that defies the known laws of physics
The Hunt for Alien Molecules
Astrochemists are discovering many compounds in the cosmos that cannot exist on Earth
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How Radioactivity Can Benefit Your Health [Video]
A live webcast Wednesday evening will demonstrate how radioactive chemicals can provide a window on disease within the body
Book Review: Extreme Earth
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Mysterious Glow at Milky Way's Center Could Be Dark Matter or Hidden Pulsars
Astronomers get closer to an explanation for the unexpected abundance of gamma rays at the core of our galaxy...
Neutrinos Win Again: More Than 1,300 Physicists Share Breakthrough Prize for Particle Experiments
In October two discoverers of neutrino oscillations won the Nobel Prize. Now their full teams and those of several other experiments on the strange particles share a $3-million award
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The Promise of Optical Atomic Clocks: Watch Live Wednesday [Video]
Nobel laureate David Wineland will discuss efforts to build the universe’s most accurate timekeeper
Discoverers of Shape-Shifting Particles Win the Nobel Physics Prize
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald share the 2015 award for the discovery that neutrino particles can change “flavor”—and, unexpectedly, have mass
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To Explain the Universe, Physics Needs a Revolution: Live Webcast Wednesday [Video]
Physicist Neil Turok will describe his vision for simpler theories in a public lecture
'Martian' Astronaut Would Get Cancer if Mission Were Real, Author Says
No extant technology exists to protect a traveler from the potentially deadly doses of radiation on Mars
How to See the Universe Through Neutrino Eyes
The IceCube experiment at the South Pole waits for neutrinos to unlock secrets of deep space
Water Flows on Mars Today, NASA Announces
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found evidence that flowing water causes suspicious dark streaks on the Red Planet
Book Review: A River Runs Again
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Book Review: The Physicist and the Philosopher
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Duck-Shaped Comet Confounds Astronomers
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s incongruous chemical composition and shape raise questions about the origin of our solar system
2 Accelerators Find Particles That May Break Known Laws of Physics
The LHC and the Belle experiment have found particle decay patterns that violate the Standard Model of particle physics, confirming earlier observations at the BaBar facility
General Relativity at the Beach
A hammock turns out to be the perfect place to contemplate spacetime, especially if you happen to have some coconuts
Book Review: Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat
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Book Review: Einstein: His Space and Times
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