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Scientists break data transmission rate world record for a second time this year — boosting fiber-optic speeds by 25% to a staggering 402 Tbps.
The Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on a dense ball of millions of stars within a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. Its ancient origins raise big questions about how galaxies form and grow.
The world’s strongest lifters on record won acclaim for hoisting thousands of pounds into the air at one time. Could they ever go heavier?
Frank Close tells us about the history of particle physics, and what it means that charge in our universe’s matter is so closely balanced.
Here’s how our brains construct color in our environment.
Dogs can smell when people are stressed, and it seems to make them feel downhearted.
A new device helps scientists measure lava viscosity during active flows.
The “Pyramid of the Moon” in Teotihuacan, an ancient city in Mexico, may align with the solstice sun, a team argues.
Next generation of computer chips could ditch silicon for TMD — a 2D material that is embedded with ‘defects’ which can be harnessed to improve performance.
