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Physics
Explainer: The particle zoo
Various subatomic particle types are compared to how they oddly relate to animals in a zoo.
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Physics
IceCube science
To find some of the smallest things in the universe, scientists have to think big.
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Physics
Explainer: Understanding light and electromagnetic radiation
Here's a simple guide to the different types of electromagnetic energy that move as waves.
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Tech
Undercover detectives
T-rays are digitally uncovering everything including potential terrorists, buried images on church walls, and subsurface flaws in the foam used to protect space shuttles.
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Physics
Powering ball lightning
A new study might help explain what fuels bouncing balls of fire that occasionally form in nature.
By Emily Sohn -
Physics
Diamond glow
Rare diamonds that glow in the dark may help scientists distinguish real gems from fake ones.
By Emily Sohn -
Physics
Explainer: How a synchrotron works
Giant magnets direct superfast light into beams up to 30 million times as bright as those produced by a laser pointer.
By Emily Sohn -
Tech
Big Machine Reveals Small Worlds
A football-field-sized machine is giving researchers insight into medicine, forensics, and even chocolate.
By Emily Sohn -
Physics
Road bumps
Scientists have discovered why dirt roads develop ridges that make for a bumpy ride.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Cacophony acoustics
How do frogs hear each other in a noisy pond? Just the way we would, as it turns out.
By Emily Sohn -
Tech
A New Basketball Gets Slick
Sweat seems to make a new basketball for professional players more slippery.
By Emily Sohn -
Tech
Space umbrellas to shield Earth
A swarm of small spacecraft could help protect Earth from the sun's rays.
By Emily Sohn