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Scientists use mobile optical atomic clocks in the field for the first time (and this is a big deal)

These are the most precise clocks in the world, ticking every quadrillionth of a second.

Far-ultraviolet lamps could eradicate airborne viruses in public spaces -- with no risk to us

It can't go through our skin, but it will wreck viruses and bacteria.

New research shows that the TRAPPIST-1 planets are even more Earth-like than we thought

We know these planets better than any others outside our solar system.

Scientists reproduce superionic ice thought to exist in Uranus' core

Water was subjected to a pressure millions of times higher than at Earth's sea level.

Holograms are so last year: team develops 3D images floating in thin air

Can't wait for this to be turned into a TV.

Astrochemists can now study stars' magnetic fields using alcohol

Ah, alcohol. The basis of any sound science.

The Sun is slowly losing mass as it ages, weakening its grip on the planets

Are you breaking up with us, Sun?!

Scientists levitate largest object yet with an acoustic tractor beam, might one day work for humans

From science fiction to reality.

Scientists supercool water without freezing it

This new study -- it's really cool.

Physicists catch a glimpse of four spatial dimensions with quantum mechanics experiments

As always, prepare for weirdness.

Scientists engineer air-filled bacteria they can track wiggling inside you with sound

The plan is to use them to find tumors and other places of interest.

New, revolutionary metalens focuses entire visible spectrum into a single point

If you want to create a functioning metalens, you need to design a maze for light.

Functional hydrogen-boron fusion could be here "within the next decade", powered by huge lasers

Stable fusion is the holy grail of energy production.

Physics discover the most exciting form of matter: Excitonium

It's a discovery that has everyone excited.

Artificial origami-inspired muscle can lift up to 1,000 times its own weight

When researchers from Harvard and MIT work together on something, it's probably going to be awesome. Case in point.

Scientists design $100 muon detector

It's a unique chance to do some top notch science from the comfort of your own home.

Lightning reacts with the atmosphere to produce nuclear reactions and antimatter

As if lightning wasn't insane enough.

UK prospecting companies admit to using the medieval technique of dowsing

Companies are employing water witchery. To find water. In modern UK.

There's an abundance of antimatter in our atmosphere, and dark matter decay might be to blame

The mystery deepens.

Why does hot water freezes faster than cold water? Enter the Mpemba effect

Physics, the original troll.

The Ever-changing and Skepticized Van Allen Belts

Each of the two belts surrounds the Earth in a sort of doughnut-shaped formation.

Scientists discover new type of fusion reaction -- merging quarks is eight times more powerful than single reactions in H-bomb

Scientists were afraid this could lead to a planetary-bomb but, luckily, there's nothing to worry about.

Looking to understand dark matter, a duo of scientists turned the Earth into a huge sensor

Legen -- wait for it -- science!

The Power of Gravity and Its Capabilities

I don't think you understand the gravity of this subject.

The proton and antiproton are incredibly similar -- indicating that perhaps, our universe shouldn't exist

Why does the universe still exist? That's an intriguing question if I've ever heard one.

How Spanish scientists described a solar flare in 1886

He was one of the pioneers of studying solar activity.

New 3D Radar mapping system could revolutionize rescue missions

Capable of mapping environments in 3D and distinguishing between materials, it could help save a lot of lives.

Gravitational waves show us how gold is formed

I was never really a fan of gold, but knowing where it originates somehow makes it much more beautiful.

Quantum technology of spinning black holes

Are black holes trying to tell us something?

Scientists to announce more details about gravitational waves

It could be something heavy, so tune in!

Scientists just found half of the universe's missing matter, and strengthened the Standard Model in the process

It was floating around where we estimated it would be.

Reversing a current's flow is theoretically possible in a quantum system

More weird quantum physics.

Scientists make first quantum video call. It's supposedly unhackable

Sharing sensitive data will never be the same.

Musk's argument that we live in a simulation doesn't hold water, quantum physicists say

The blue pill or the red pill?

Physics Nobel Prize: Gravitational Wave researchers honored by prestigious award

They opened a new door in our understanding of the universe and definitely deserve all the honors.

Ancient cosmic collissions between small bodies could explain quirk of early solar system formation

Early Earth could have lost as much as 40% of its mass during collisional growth.

Physicists report new, solid observation of gravitational waves

It's pretty much official now: we have gravitational waves.

Scientists just turned light-based information into readable soundwaves

It's like storing lightning in thunder.

The simple reason why climate change is affecting hurricanes

It's pretty simple math.

How northern lights and stranded whales might strangely be connected

The northern lights might be a brilliant spectacle for some, but they spelled doom for some unfortunate sperm whales.

Researchers find tantalizing evidence of mid-sized black hole in the Milky Way

If confirmed, this could indicate a remarkable progress in modern physics.

World's biggest X-ray laser comes online in the Germany city of Hamburg

We will be able to see the very fabric of the world make and break.

The LeverAxe uses physics to finally bring splitting wood to the 21st century

It took a while, but the axe's 8,000-year-old design finally got a much needed revamp.

The sun's core rotates four times faster than its surface

Scientists think this is a left over effect since the sun formed billions of years ago. In time, solar wind likely slowed the rotation of the outer sun.

Water-repelling surface makes dew droplets so small, they're practically invisible

The breakthrough could help cool the hotspots of high-performance electronics.

Bubble physics can explain why dialects appear and how they evolve

It's a bubble-eats-bubble world out there.

Scientists find "Angel Particle" -- a particle that's its own antiparticle

It's the confirmation of a long-standing theory. Or is it?

For the first time, scientists catch water turning into 'ice seven' -- a strange form of alien ice

Ice isn't as boring as you think.

There are two kinds of liquid water, researchers find

It seems water has a personality crisis.

Scientists found lollipop-shaped ice crystals in some clouds

Ice lollipops in clouds sounds just delightful.

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