An unexpected green afterglow helped a storm chaser discover a new lightning phenomenon
Read now →"Sprites" can lead to new insights about lightning storm dynamics
Lasers can help us detect viruses faster than typical medical tests
Read now →Laser beams vibrate proteins in unique ways
The key to unlocking a glacier's past is a chainsaw and some quantum mechanics
Read now →The layers that are so useful in dating the glaciers are disappearing because of climate change, so scientists are finding new ways to date glaciers
The muon g-2 experiment might mean the Standard Model of physics is incomplete, but that's just the beginning
Read now →Muons, elementary particles similar to electrons, appear to behave like magnets, but the Fermilab experiment is still not confirmation
Why is this nebula shaped like a butterfly?
Read now →A physicist dives into the science behind a new Hubble photo
Photons pop in and out of existence to transfer heat
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If you're trying to catch an atom, try bending Heisenberg's uncertainty principle a little
Read now →Study author describes how quantum mechanics can be used to enhance the precision of measurements — and how other fields can benefit too
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Is dark matter just made of "antimatter nuggets"?
Read now →New research asks how the world would look if chunks of antimatter collided with people, rocks, and stars
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How a balloon flying over Antarctica made parallel universes tabloid fodder
Read now →No, scientists did not discover evidence for a parallel universe in the Antarctic ice
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Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Read now →Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area
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Melting sea ice gives phytoplankton the space to pump out cloud-forming gasses
Read now →With warming temperatures, microscopic plankton are creating big clouds that could further affect Arctic temperatures
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