ATLAS breaks its own record with new search for double-Higgs production
Producing two Higgs bosons in a single proton-proton collision is among the rarest processes at the LHC. Yet…
World’s slowest experiment: inside century-long wait for a single drop
Some science experiments last a few minutes. Some take years. And then there is the Pitch Drop Experiment,…
ATLAS observes new Bc meson excited state
The ATLAS Collaboration reports the first observation of the Bc*+ meson – a new composite particle state containing…
Student Captures Cosmic Radiation on Film by Sending Negative to Space
HELIOS II by Tom Liggett. Most of the colors captured here were caused by cosmic radiation that came…
What Does It Look to Take a Photo With Half a Lens?
Viltrox has posted one of the more unusual photography demonstrations on Instagram recently, showing what happens when you…
The World’s Longest-Running Experiment Is Still Teaching Us Physics
The simple experiment setup. Image via Wiki Commons. In 1927, physicist Thomas Parnell poured hot pitch into a…
The Evolution of Breathing: What a 289-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals
The discovery of a fossil from Oklahoma sheds light on a critical stage in the evolution of breathing…
NASA’s Curiosity rover is doing an incredibly rare experiment on Mars
A NASA rover has used its last drop of a special chemical to analyze a Mars sample that…
Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out
By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and…
This Floating Camera in Space Demonstrates the ‘Dzhanibekov Effect’
Celebrated photographer and veteran astronaut Don Pettit does a wide range of science experiments when he’s in space,…
Massive cholesterol medication recall underway. How to check your prescriptions – Cape Cod Times
Massive cholesterol medication recall underway. How to check your prescriptions Cape Cod TimesMassive recall of atorvastatin: What you need…
Teva recalls blood pressure medication over cancer-causing chemicals
New guidelines reveal how to lower blood pressure The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology…