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How do mirages work?
By Donavyn Coffey published
What are mirages and why does this optical phenomenon cause us to see reality differently?
'Doubly magic' form of oxygen may challenge a fundamental law of physics
By Kiley Price published
After scientists created oxygen-28 in the lab, it almost immediately degraded, baffling physicists around the world.
What is the strong force?
By Jim Lucas published
Reference The strong force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. Learn how it fits into the Standard Model of particle physics.
Dark matter could be building up inside dead stars — with potentially explosive consequences
By Paul Sutter published
Invisible dark matter may be gathering in the ultra-dense innards of neutron stars, potentially causing them to detonate in massive explosions.
Math's 'hairy ball theorem' shows why there's always at least one place on Earth where no wind blows
By Jack Murtagh published
Here's what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion.
Quantum 'yin-yang' shows two photons being entangled in real-time
By Ben Turner published
The stunning experiment, which reconstructs the properties of entangled photons from a 2D interference pattern, could be used to design faster quantum computers.
Scientists discover strange 'singularities' responsible for exotic type of superconductivity
By Ben Turner published
Superconductors that work at temperatures much higher than absolute zero have befuddled scientists since they were discovered. A new theory might be about to change that.
Newly discovered black hole 'speed limit' hints at new laws of physics
By Anna Demming published
When supermassive black holes barrel toward collision, they can reach speeds of up to 1/10th the speed of light, new research suggests.
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