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Scientists built the most powerful physics machine on earth to study the fate...

Right now, the most powerful physics machine ever constructed by man is running at maximum power after a major upgrade that took two years to complete.And recently, two different experiments reported...

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15 Stephen Hawking quotes that reveal how a genius thinks

Stephen Hawking was 21 years old when he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, a rare form of ALS.Doctors told him he would only live for a few years.More than 50 years later, he's now 73 and one of...

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These are the most absurd academic studies this year

The 25th Ig Nobel Awards recognized some of the year's most bizarre, trivial or unusual discoveries in the fields of biology, economics, and mathematics. If you've ever wondered if a chicken can walk...

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Use this cool phone trick to 'see' a color of light humans eyes can't detect

There is a lot more to light than what mere human eyes can detect, but a device in your pocket can help you see beyond your biological limits.Our eyes can only detect colors of light that we see as a...

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Something amazing happens when you drop a stretched-out Slinky

When you drop a Slinky, what falls to the ground first: the top, the bottom, or everything all at once?Derek Muller, who created the popular YouTube channel Veritasium, first took on this puzzling...

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These are the scientists who could win a Nobel Prize

Few honors attract as much excitement in the world of science as the Nobel Prizes.Each year, media company Thomson Reuters releases its annual list of the researchers it thinks are most likely to win...

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A teaspoon of the universe is shockingly lightweight

Some of the most extreme objects in the universe are also the densest. Just a teaspoon of a neutron star on Earth, for example, would weigh four times more than the entire human population.Yet, the...

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Make a bottle disappear in this science experiment you can try at home

Knowing a few physics principles may be the most surefire way to impress your friends.We dug up this simple trick from brusspup's YouTube channel that you can use to make a bottle disappear — using...

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We used physics to show what it’s like to take Tesla's newest car for a spin

From 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds, Tesla's new Model X has what they're called a "Ludicrous Mode" that can accelerate you faster than most roller coasters. But that's not the most exciting thing...

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Start a fire with water in this simple science experiment

The idea that you could light a fire using water sounds crazy, right?But this is a totally real, and totally cool, science experiment that you can do at home, to create fire from water in a bottle.We...

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The tabs on soda cans are genius, and physics shows why

The soda-can tab is more than meets the eye.In its resting state, the tab is what engineers call a "second-class" lever: The force you apply only moves one way, like a wheelbarrow.When you lift the...

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The tabs on soda cans are genius, and physics shows why

The soda can tab is more than meets the eye.In its resting state, the tab is what engineers call a "second-class" lever: the force you apply only moves one way, like a wheelbarrow.When you lift the...

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Science experts grilling shrimp with rubbing alcohol and a 5-gallon water jug...

 The Royal Institution's Science Demonstration Technician Andy Marmery and Greg Foot from the YouTube channel Brit Lab have some fun with science to barbecue prawns. Using household objects, they...

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2 men were just awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for unlocking the secrets...

The 2015 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a Japanese physicist and a Canadian physicist for discovering that abundant subatomic particles known as neutrinos can undergo changes in their...

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A major breakthrough has given these Australian engineers everything they...

Humankind is hot on the trail to designing and building the next-generation of super computers, called quantum computers.Capable of easily cracking encryptions that would be impossible with the average...

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Scientists have found some crazy new ways to cook meat

 The Royal Institution's Science Demonstration Technician Andy Marmery and Greg Foot from the YouTube channel Brit Lab demonstrate some properties of physics to cook meat. With simple materials, they...

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Here's why a particle that barely exists won this year's Physics Nobel Prize

Neutrinos take patience.They’re worth it, and the announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes that, following related prizes in 1988, 1995 and 2002. Ironically, these near-undetectable...

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China's bizarre 'floating city' is not a giant hologram or window into a...

Thousands of people in China saw what looked like a giant, floating city in early October, spurring conspiracy theories involving holograms or a window into a parallel universe.While thoses theories...

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Here's the truth about China's bizarre 'floating city'

Thousands of people in China saw what looked like a giant, floating city in early October.Countless conspiracy theories about the vision being a hologram or a window into a parallel universe...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Here’s what would happen if the sun disappeared

What would happen if you woke up one day and the sun was just gone? Neil deGrasse Tyson explains this improbable astrophysics question. Produced by Darren Weaver and Kamelia Angelova. Additional...

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