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- Science & Society
Pathways to research: Problem-solving
Students can find inspiration for their research almost anywhere. Newspapers, magazines and even TV are good places to start.
- Chemistry
Heat-resistant makeup
New recipe for camouflage face paint could protect soldiers against burns from bomb blasts.
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- Physics
Higgs — at last!
Physicists capture the long-sought Higgs particle, which explains why other particles have mass.
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Young scientists make the cut
Thirty middle school students are selected for final round of Broadcom MASTERS science competition.
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- Physics
Crime-solving camera
Criminals can’t hide their crimes with paint anymore, thanks to a lighting trick and an ordinary camera.
- Space
The first moon walker
Forty-five years ago, an American astronaut climbed down the ladder of his lunar landing module — the Eagle — and became the first human to touch the moon’s surface.
- Humans
The origins of mummies
Scientists speculate on why ancient South Americans started preserving their dead.
- Animals
Monkeys’ mistake detector
Specific brain cells in macaques respond to fellow animal’s error.
