The Sciences
CERN Particle Physics Lab Seeks Charity
The lab has set up a fund for "extras," such as educational, tech-transfer and arts activities
Stories by Elizabeth Gibney
The Sciences
First "Buckyball" Molecules Created from Boron
Chemists have made the famous soccer ball–shaped molecule using a new element that allowed an unexpected atomic arrangement
The Sciences
Elite Labs Hire More Men Than Women
Women account for half of all qualified candidates but are outnumbered in labs led by top male academics
The Sciences
Proton's Magnetism Measured with Greatest Precision Yet
The finding raises the bar in the race to find discrepancies between matter and antimatter
Space & Physics
Comet Steams Off as Spacecraft Homes In
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft came out of a three-year hibernation period this winter and is set to attempt a soft-landing on 67P-Churyumov–Gerasimenko in November...
Space & Physics
Evolution of the Cosmos Re-Created by Model of Large Slice of Universe
A successful simulation lends weight to the standard model of cosmology
The Sciences
Sex and Race Discrimination in Academia Starts Even Before Grad School
A study of how likely faculty were to respond to a request to meet with a student to discuss research opportunities found that professors were more likely to respond to white men than women and black, Hispanic, Indian or Chinese students
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Space & Physics
White Dwarf Acts as Cosmic Magnifying Glass
A planet-hunting telescope has observed long-predicted gravitational lensing of a star in a binary system by its companion
The Sciences
Giant Gamma Ray Detector Searches for Two Home Sites
The Cherenkov Telescope Array will track high-energy photons to probe black holes, dark matter and relativity
Space & Physics
Asteroid Found to Have a Ring On It
Cariklo is the first body after the giant planets found to harbor a ring system
Dinosaurs
Did Dark Matter Kill the Dinosaurs?
The solar system's periodic passage through a "dark disk" on the galactic plane could trigger comet bombardments that would cause mass extinctions
Space & Physics
Sensor Turns Faintest Radio Waves into Laser Signals
The supersensitive device holds promise for medical imaging and quantum networks
Electronics
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites' Ability to Build without a Leader
Using sensors coupled with a simple set of rules, the robots worked independently to build structures
Space & Physics
Quantum Cloud Simulates Magnetic Monopole
Cold atoms provide evidence for Paul Dirac's 83-year-old theory
Space & Physics
Comet Craft Approaches its Target
After traveling through space for three years, the Rosetta spacecraft is about ready to wake and prepare to land on a comet
Space & Physics
Physicists Explain "Gravity-Defying" Chain Trick
It turns out that the leaping beads get a push from the jar
Space & Physics
Star-mapping Mission Lifts Off
The Gaia mission's two telescopes are designed to chart one billion stars and help to answer questions about the origins of the Milky Way
Policy
Extreme Workloads Plague Scientists at the Start of Their Careers
The survey of 650 respondents in 12 countries included a pressure to publish and a struggle to maintain a work-life balance, especially for academics who are parents...
Space & Physics
How “Magic-Angle” Graphene Is Stirring Up Physics
Misaligned stacks of the wonder material exhibit superconductivity and other curious properties
