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These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.

December 26, 2016

A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves

A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves

The Standard Model, the framework that has defined—and confined—physics for so long, still reins. But sometimes cracks appear in its walls. The post A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves appeared first on WIRED.

Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics

Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics

Experiments that can fit on a tabletop are probing the nature of dark matter and dark energy and searching for evidence of extra dimensions. The post Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics appeared first on WIRED.