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Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have new data that shows with greater certainty where to find a long-sought theoretical particle that would help explain the origins of the universe.
Read More »Motorcycles Take Bite Out of Snake Venom Deaths
You probably don’t often encounter [rattlesnake sound]. But snakebites are still a big concern for much of the world’s population.
Read More »The Future of Climate Change
As the world negotiates in Durban, climate change continues unabated--and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise [More]
Read More »The Birth Of An Idea: Ads To Rebrand Girls
Fast Company asked several of the most creative ad agencies in the world to rebrand baby girls. Their mock campaigns recast girls as the No. 1 choice for consumers from China to the U.S
Read More »Extraterrestrial Spirit
According to legend, 13 mysterious quartz crystal skulls placed in various parts of the world by extraterrestrials thousands of years ago are believed to possess mystic powers of enlightenment. So far, eight of these life-size skulls have been found, and they were the inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s movie Indiana Jones ...
Read More »Study: Ozone from rock fracture could serve as earthquake early warning
Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings.
Read More »Hot and Steamy: Beautiful Volcano Lakes Hold Data Trove and Potential Danger [Slide Show]
Only 12 percent of the world's active volcanoes are topped with lakes.
Read More »Magnetic Cows Finding Disputed by Researchers
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine In 2008, the world's media was captivated by a study apparently showing that cows like to align themselves with magnetic fields. [More]
Read More »Nanoscale Car Built with Four-Wheel Drive
Click to enlarge. Credit: Randy Wind/Martin Roelfs (illustration); Kudernac, Ruangsupapichat et al
Read More »New metamaterial allows transmission gain while retaining negative refraction property
A new type of active metamaterial that incorporates semiconductor devices into conventional metamaterial structures is demonstrating an ability to have power gain while retaining its negative refraction property, a first in the world of metamaterials research.
Read More »Kilogramme faces quantum diet after weight problem
The guardians of the world's most important standards of weights and measures have turned to the weird universe of quantum physics to try to resolve a dilemma.
Read More »Kilogramme faces quantum diet after weight problem
The guardians of the world's most important standards of weights and measures have turned to the weird universe of quantum physics to try to resolve a dilemma.
Read More »6 Mock Mars Explorers Emerge from 17-Month "Mission"
After being isolated from the rest of the world for nearly a year and a half, sealed away in a mock spacecraft, six volunteer astronauts "returned" to Earth today (Nov. 4) to end a simulated mission to Mars and back. [More]
Read More »Who Will Be the First Advanced Battery Maker to Fail?
An economic chill will soon arrive in the world market that provides the batteries that power electric cars. [More]
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