At this stage in the evolution of the universe (about 14 billion years after the big bang) there are four fundamental forces in action that cause interactions among the constituents of matter.
Quantum Physics
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Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, ...
Evolution
Oct 24, 2022
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If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies—from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs—could be a beacon signifying the presence of life.
Astronomy
Oct 21, 2022
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With their superior efficiency, stability, and device volume properties, conventional light emitting diodes (LEDs) have already revolutionized the lighting and display world. LEDs are typically stacks of semiconductor thin ...
Nanophysics
Oct 13, 2022
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The 2022 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering experiments in quantum mechanics, the theory covering the micro-world of atoms and particles.
Quantum Physics
Oct 8, 2022
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Chemical alarm cues detected by a type of juvenile freshwater fish native to Central America result in noticeable increases in certain regions of their brains. That's according to new research by two Concordia scholars.
Evolution
Sep 27, 2022
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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for astronomers, simply recording images of stars and galaxies isn't enough. To measure the true size and absolute brightness (luminosity) of heavenly bodies, astronomers need ...
Astronomy
Sep 23, 2022
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As the old saying goes, many hands can make light work. They can also work together to make light vanish.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2022
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The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit. It captures the imagination—but sometimes, it might capture a bit too much imagination. Abundant internet claims ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2022
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Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady, but it flickers 120 times per second. Because the brain only perceives an average of the information it receives, this flickering is blurred and the ...
Astronomy
Jun 22, 2022
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