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A phenomenon known as the Russell-McPherron effect can make the Northern Lights stronger around the equinoxes, as the Earth’s ...

The new particle, named Xi-cc-plus, carries two heavy charm quarks and is about four times heavier than an ordinary proton. Reading time 3 minutes This summer, the world’s most powerful particle ...

The first 3D benchmark that really blew me away was 3DMark2001, and last Friday it officially turned 25. PC Gamer went down memory lane to take a look at some of the at-the-time jaw-dropping benchmark ...

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In July 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe triumphantly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the long-sought linchpin of the subatomic world. Interacting with Higgs ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though quantum physics says their exact position is fundamentally uncertain. Now, ...

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In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve problems once thought unsolvable, from predicting the course of chemical reactions to producing highly reliable weather forecasts. For now, ...

Scientists announced on Wednesday that they have found no evidence for the hypothetical “sterile neutrino,” an extra version of the ghostly neutrino particles that are ubiquitous in the universe. The ...

Apparently any place looks better if you just say it’s Japan. The idea being that the “Japan effect” is so strong, just the location tag can filter how we perceive an ordinary street or an average ...