Science and reality
How tennis players create spin is about as complicated a physics question you can set about solving without invoking subatomic particles.
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Space photos of the week, September 6–12.
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In a recent interview, Barry Schwartz discusses his ideas about meaningful work. What about meaningful learning?
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The unrest at Cotopaxi continues while new research on volcanism on Io suggests lots of stored magma under the surface.
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From fake blood to rocket-launched lit matches, your budding researcher will love these sites.
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The heaviest confirmed insect is the giant weta, a titanic species from New Zealand. But why get so big? Why not get bigger?
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The rocket engine-maker Aerojet Rocketdyne has bid $2 billion to buy United Launch Alliance, the government's favorite rocket launcher.
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Reuben Wu traveled thousands of miles to photograph a volcano where the sulfuric gases glow blue.
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NOAA is predicting a stronger than average El Niño this year, but doubts it will break the drought.
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The New Horizons space probe has started a year-long data dump of imagery and other large files taken during its July flyby.
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