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Posted on May 16, 2025

Why scientists are so excited about the highest-energy ‘ghost particle’ ever seen

Scientists have found a neutrino that could come from a gamma-ray burst, an active black hole or a collision between a cosmic ray and photons in the cosmic microwave background.
Posted on February 20, 2018

Mystery honeycombs in rock may be created by water and salt

Many rocks are covered with circular hollows that look like honeycomb, and now we may finally understand how these strange formations come into existence
Posted on November 2, 2017November 6, 2017

Why Hawking’s PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration

Millions rushed to freely access Stephen Hawking's early musings when they went online. More of the same would help ignite young minds everywhere, says Geraint Lewis
Posted on November 2, 2017November 3, 2017

Cosmic rays have revealed a new chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Particles from outer space have helped scientists uncover a hidden chamber within Egypt’s most famous pyramid, the first such finding in over a century
Posted on August 1, 2017

Fast radio bursts may be dark matter ‘stars’ hitting black holes

The mysterious FRBs we’ve been tracking for a decade could be created by clumps of dark matter particles dancing along the edges of black holes
Posted on June 28, 2017June 29, 2017

A fine-tuned universe may be controversial but can’t be ignored

The suggestion that our universe has physical laws and constants inexplicably just right for life is in the ascendant. Expect a heated debate, says Geraint Lewis
Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

No sign of seasonal dark matter after four years of searching

The XENON100 experiment just checked up on a controversial claim that dark matter comes and goes with the seasons - and found nothing
Posted on December 11, 2016

Inside the Hunt for a Ghost Particle

Inside the Hunt for a Ghost Particle
Janet Conrad has a plan to catch the sterile neutrino—an elusive particle, perhaps glimpsed years ago, that would upend what we know about the subatomic world. The post Inside the Hunt for a Ghost Particle appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 7, 2016

Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

Some schemes for making quantum computers require millions of ions, each with their own laser - making them impractical. But it seems there is another way
Posted on December 5, 2016

Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for “Oscars” of science

The prize, founded and funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, aims to ape the film industry and make scientists into celebrities with a televised ceremony

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