Nothing’s the Matter With Antimatter, New Experiment Confirms
Consider it good news, physicists say: “The opposite result would have had big implications.”
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To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold
Elephants rely on visual cues to maintain consistent timing of their strides, a new study suggests.
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Satellites Show Mysterious Rings of Vegetation in More Parts of the World
Researchers say that “fairy circles,” which had mostly been studied in Namibia and Australia, may exist in 15 countries.
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A Laser Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Energy
The News In July, scientists at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California generated a burst of energy by bombarding a pellet of hydrogen with 192 lasers, reproducing for a brief moment the process of …
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Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict
A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.
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How to Watch NASA Bring Asteroid Samples Home From Space
A seven-year mission might end on Sunday as scientists try to drop off a sample of rock from Bennu, an asteroid that might hold clues about the origins of our solar system and life.
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Arsenic Preserved the Animals, but Killed the Museum
A popular taxidermy exhibit in Sioux Falls, S.D., was closed after the toxin was discovered laced throughout the specimens. Many lament the loss of the “works of art.”
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India’s Moon Lander Misses Wake-Up Call After Successful Mission
The Chandrayaan-3 mission did what it set out to do, but its lander and rover could not be roused after entering the cold lunar darkness two weeks ago.
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Brainless Jellyfish Demonstrate Learning Ability
Because box jellyfish are so distantly related to other animals, the research findings could hint at how the ability to learn first evolved.
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This Tiny Parasitic Wasp Can Drill Through Plastic
In experiments under his microscope at home, a teenage researcher discovered a very unusual talent in a species of tiny insect that usually lays eggs on the inside of a tough plant growth.
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