Science

At Old Mine, Hopes Of Striking Gold With Dark Matter

by: Charles Michael Ray

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With Funding Gone, Last Undersea Lab Could Surface

by: Greg Allen

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Can Science Plant Brain Seeds That Make You Vote?

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Starry-Eyed In Arizona Observe The Heavens

by: Peter Breslow

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Found In Musical Translation: Higgs Boson Explained

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Tell the World Your Big Idea With NPR's 'What's Your Big Idea?' Video Contest

by: Joe Palca

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How It Feels To Win A Bet Against Stephen Hawking

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NOAA: Just To Be Clear, Mermaids Do Not Exist

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New Subatomic Particle May Be Physics' 'Missing Link'

by: Richard Harris

Scientists have discovered a new subatomic particle with profound implications for understanding our universe.

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When It Comes To Invention, This Guy Was No Rube

by: Jessica Stoller-Conrad

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When Ice Cream Attacks: The Mystery of Brain Freeze

by: Joe Palca

If it hasn't happened to you, count yourself as lucky. For many people, eating ice cream or drinking an icy drink too fast can produce a really painful headache.

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Is The Hunt For The 'God Particle' Finally Over?

by: Richard Harris

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Rio+20 Doesn't Get Further Than Vague Declaration

by: Richard Harris

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5 Ways to Spark Your Creativity

by: Sarah Zielinski

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UMass Physicists Unveil the Magic of Wrinkling and Crumpling

Date: 06/18/2012

Contributor: Susan Kaplan

When you crumple a piece of paper and throw it in the trash, ever think about the physics of how, exactly, that flat piece of material transforms into a little ball?

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