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Listening to the sun on a loop

A composer pricks his ears up for NASA and helps make a discovery

By | Posted March 7, 2012

Wolves, The Falklands, and arthropods galore

Wolves, The Falklands, and arthropods galore

Our favorites of the week

By | Posted January 27, 2012

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Apocalypse 2012

What’s left on our science to-do list before the Mayan doomsday arrives

By | Posted January 1, 2012

Runaway universe wins Nobel Prize

Runaway universe wins Nobel Prize

This year’s physics winners find the universe is accelerating

By | Posted October 4, 2011

Garlic, space-time and foliage

Garlic, space-time and foliage

Our favorites from the week

By | Posted May 6, 2011

The lifecycle of a particle collider

The lifecycle of a particle collider

The Tevatron’s impending shut down has upset many, but is there really anything to be angry about?

By | Posted April 28, 2011

The Fates of Universes

The Fates of Universes

Astrophysicist Michael Shara studies star explosions and the evolution of the universe

By | Posted January 21, 2011

The End of Time? Not Quite

The End of Time? Not Quite

Theoretical physicists predict that time will end…but when and how?

By | Posted December 3, 2010

Comet crash could yield life’s building blocks

Comet crash could yield life’s building blocks

Simulations show how a comet’s impact might have shocked amino acids into existence

By | Posted December 1, 2010

The Science of the Big Bang Theory

The Science of the Big Bang Theory

How writers of the popular sitcom get their physics right

By | Posted November 23, 2010

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