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January 6, 2017

The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here

To understand what will happen next in the ongoing case of the super-energetic fast radio bursts, look to the discoveries of pulsars and gamma-ray bursts. The post The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here appeared first on WIRED.

January 6, 2017

The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here

January 3, 2017

How Long Would It Take to Scale a Mountain in a Human-Powered Chairlift?

How much power per person does a traditional chairlift need? What are some other options if we wanted to do something cool? The post How Long Would It Take to Scale a Mountain in a Human-Powered Chairlift? appeared first on WIRED.

January 1, 2017

Deep Within a Mountain, Physicists Race to Unearth Dark Matter

Elena Aprile now leads the world's most sensitive dark-matter search. But before she could build her first detector, she had to make herself out of titanium. The post Deep Within a Mountain, Physicists Race to Unearth Dark Matter appeared first on WIRED.

December 26, 2016

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.

December 23, 2016

From Theranos to Space Waves, These Were the 9 Biggest Science Stories of 2016

This year was an eventful one for science—physics, climate science, public health threats, you name it. The post From Theranos to Space Waves, These Were the 9 Biggest Science Stories of 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

December 21, 2016

Here’s How Much That Lego Brick You Stepped on Is Worth

Here is a sign that shows a quarter pound of Lego for $8.99. What does this say about the distribution of Lego blocks? Density included. The post Here’s How Much That Lego Brick You Stepped on Is Worth appeared first on WIRED.

December 14, 2016

It’s Not an Impossible Fish Tank, It’s Just Physics

This awesome fish tank trick shows an inverted glass with water higher than the water level of the fish tank. How does this work? The post It's Not an Impossible Fish Tank, It's Just Physics appeared first on WIRED.

December 12, 2016

Quantum Gravity Research Could Unearth the True Nature of Time

The effort to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity means reconciling totally different notions of time. The post Quantum Gravity Research Could Unearth the True Nature of Time appeared first on WIRED.

December 11, 2016

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.