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There are two types of missing, or "dark" matter: baryonic (made of normal matter) and non-baryonic. Have we finally found the normal stuff?
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The topical gene therapy could one day help millions regain their vision.
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Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
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His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
Dune features a determined protagonist in Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
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Alchemy had its golden age in the 17th century, when it counted Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle among its adherents.
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A primer on Judith Butler’s theory of gender and performativity.
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Rocks and minerals don’t simply reflect light. They play with it and interact with light as both a wave and a particle.
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Exercise can have surprisingly transformative impacts on the brain, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. It has the power not only to boost mood and focus due to an increase in […]
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Nothing can escape from a black hole. So where do Hawking radiation, relativistic jets, and X-ray emissions around black holes come from?
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Opponents of America's entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.
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These clocks burn powdered incense along a pre-measured paths, each representing a different amount of time.
A painting showcasing the enigmatic visage of a bearded man, invoking intrigue and perhaps evoking insight into the psychology of criminals through subtle symbolism.
Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
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Those white, marble statues you see in museums all over the world were originally painted with bright colors.
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Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.
A man experiences Stendhal syndrome while smiling in front of a red light frame.
The strange case of cultured ultra-thief Stéphane Breitwieser — who claims “art is my drug” — has divided opinion. Is it Stendhal syndrome?
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The richness and variety of America’s food landscape, in a buffet of maps.
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Forensic accountant Kelly Richmond Pope explains how fraud runs rampant — even when businesses don’t intend it.
dark matter
Back in the 1930s, Fritz Zwicky postulated the existence of dark matter. No one took it seriously until Vera Rubin's work: 40 years later.