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What is an attosecond? A physical chemist explains the tiny time scale behind Nobel Prize-winning research
By Aaron W. Harrison published
How long is an attosecond, and what can these infinitesimally short pulses tell researchers about the nature of matter?

China is building the world's largest underwater telescope to hunt for elusive 'ghost particles'
By Ben Turner published
China's forthcoming Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) will search for the origins of cosmic rays in momentary flashes of light beneath the ocean's surface.

How did the universe's elements form?
By Paul Sutter published
We all know the universe contains a vast array of elements, ranging from light gases, such as helium, to heavy metals, like lead. But where did all of the elements come from?

Scientists propose 'missing' law for the evolution of everything in the universe
By Patrick Pester published
The "law of increasing functional information" says that complex systems in nature evolve to become more complex.

Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity
By Andrea Giusti, Valerio Faraoni published
Unlike physical theories describing the other three fundamental forces in physics, the general theory of relativity has only been tested in weak gravity.

Pulsar surprises astronomers with record-breaking gamma-rays
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The well-known Vela Pulsar just smashed a record for the highest-energy radiation ever detected from one of these highly magnetized spinning neutron stars.

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
By Ben Turner published
The trio devised methods for creating the tiniest slices of light.

Antimatter responds to gravity like Einstein predicted, major CERN experiment confirms
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The new study marks the beginning of detailed and direct pursuit of the gravitational nature of antimatter, which remains puzzlingly scarce in the universe.

New Horizon Prize in Physics awarded to scientists chasing mysterious black hole photon spheres
By Ben Turner published
Alexandru Lupsasca and Michael Johnson won the physics prize for their work on photon spheres — weird rings of light around black holes that may reveal a theory of quantum gravity.
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