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- June 6, 2024
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Everything in the universe, a playful new book argues, vibrates like a guitar string.
How Schrödinger’s Cat Got Famous
- By Robert P. Crease
- June 5, 2024
- Physics
Fifty years ago, science-fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin popularized physics’ most enigmatic feline.
Making Light of Gravity
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- April 25, 2024
- Physics
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- March 15, 2024
- Physics
Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.
The End of the Dark Universe?
- By Sabine Hossenfelder
- March 13, 2024
- Physics
A new “post-quantum” theory of gravity says we can wave dark matter and dark energy goodbye.