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35 science jokes that are so cringe-worthy they might make a scientist groan
Scientists take their world- and life-changing work very seriously.Whether it's charting the possibleconsequences of climate change, helping predict when we might die, or keeping tabs on nuclear...
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This guy used nail art to hide physics equations during a test
The INSIDER Summary:A student successfully used the backs of his nails to hide physics equations during an exam.The hidden equations were so small that they blended into his nail art.He posted photos...
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This is the closest thing we have to a master equation of the universe
The Standard Model of particle physics is often visualized as a table, similar to the periodic table of elements, and used to describe particle properties, such as mass, charge and spin.The table is...
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NASA once envisioned life after Earth in these funky floating colonies
When humans finally outstay their time on Earth, we're going to need a plan B.In the 1970s, physicists from Princeton University, the NASA Ames Research Center, and Stanford University imagined what...
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Jupiter is so big it does not actually orbit the sun
One of my daughter's favorite books is "Space Walk" by Salina Yoon. Each page shows a planet accompanied by a rhyming factoid about it.But each time I read it to her — sometimes three or more times a...
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17 'facts' about space and Earth that you thought were true — but have been...
Whenever someone asks me about outer space, I get animated.No surprise there. I've made a living speaking to experts and writing about it for more than a decade, and I've read obsessively on the topic...
View ArticleBritish scientists have recreated the conditions of a black hole using a...
Scientists are unlocking the mysteries of black holes... in a giant bath tub at the University of Nottingham. A team from the Quantum Gravity Laboratory says they have successfully simulated the...
View ArticleA meteorologist says climate change will make it more expensive to fly – and...
Climate change could make flying more expensive in the future and it's all down to increased turbulence, according to Paul Williams, a Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Meteorology...
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Meteorologists had a major clue that Hurricane Maria would be devastating —...
A bull's-eye touched down on the island of Dominica on Monday evening. As of Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT, that eye has re-emerged — this time between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Hurricane #Maria...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the good and bad physics used in 'Game of Thrones'
If us plebeians don’t always get the time to stay abreast of the latest TV, how do you think Neil deGrasse Tyson does it?The astrophysicist finally caught up with “Game of Thrones” over the weekend (or...
View ArticleScientists won the Nobel Prize for detecting gravitational waves — here's why...
This year's Physics Nobel Prize goes to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish for their efforts that helped lead to the first measurement of gravitational waves in 2015 by the LIGO team.The...
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Three scientists who helped discover gravitational waves just won the Nobel...
The Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that the 2017 Nobel prize in physics goes to three scientists for their foundational work leading to the discovery of ripples in the fabric of space and...
View ArticleThis is what happens when you put slime into a vacuum chamber
A YouTuber put slime into a vacuum chamber to see what would happen and recorded the whole thing.As the vacuum sucks the air out of the chamber, the air that is trapped inside the slime has less...
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If the zombie apocalypse happens, scientists say you should head for the hills
Researchers have modeled how a zombie outbreak would spread across the US.Big cities would be particularly dangerous places to be at the start; isolated regions in the mountains would be relatively...
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Isaac Newton was a genius, but even he lost millions in the stock market
Isaac Newton was one of the smartest people to ever live.But there's a big difference between being a smart physicist and smart investor.And, unfortunately for him, Newton learned that the hard way.In...
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This enormous national lab helped give birth to the nuclear age — here's...
LEMONT, Illinois — I thought my first visit to a Department of Energy lab would be reminiscent of the Hawkins National Laboratory, the top-secret facility depicted in "Stranger Things."The Argonne...
View ArticlePhysicists cracked the mystery of teleportation — but it's nothing like what...
Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and co-founder of the World Science Festival, explains how teleportation can be done. Following is a transcript of the...
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North Korea's missile took a bizarre path through space, and here's why it...
North Korea on Wednesday test-launched its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile yet.The high arc of the missile, called Hwasong-15, shows it could reach anywhere in the US.But weapons...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson called out flat-earthers — here's what would happen if...
Neil deGrasse Tyson recently called out flat-earthers in one tweet: A Lunar Eclipse flat-Earther’s have never seen. pic.twitter.com/HuApDwa85n— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 26, 2017It's...
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