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Physicists study of dark energy was a shoo-in for Nobel prize
The mysterious dark energy could be responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion.
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Why you should care about the speed of light
A change in how scientists conceptualize relativity could alter how we think about causality and turn physics on its head.
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New CERN experiment seeks to slow down and trap antimatter
Scientists hope that by gaining an understanding of antimatter they can develop a better understanding of nature and even develop cancer treatments.
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The CLOUD project aims to study the influence of galactic cosmic rays on the Earth’s climate through the media of aerosols and clouds. (via Interactions.org)
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Neutrino particles may be faster than the speed of light
Physicists at CERN discovered the particles that could rewrite the rules of modern physics.
