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Food Vibrations: Spiders Are Total Virtuosos with Their Webs
Spider webs are veritable antennas humming with signals.
Why the World Cup Suddenly Has So Many Goals
NASA engineer Rabindra Mehta explains the aerodynamics of the World Cup soccer ball.
In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun
A journey to the underwater volcanoes where life may have erupted.
Do We Have the Big Bang Theory All Wrong?
One physicist’s radical reinterpretation of the cosmic microwave background.
NASA Is Going to Dip This Cup Into the Sun’s Corona
A 2018 mission will send a probe to within 4 million miles of the sun.
How Does Turbulence Get Started?
The high stakes of solving one of science’s most obstinate problems.
To Predict Turbulence, Just Count the Puffs
These tiny swirls of fluid live, die, reproduce, and spark turbulence.
This Shape-Shifter Could Tell Us Why Matter Exists
Neutrinos can flit between states effortlessly, hinting at deep new physics.
How Physics Is Like Three-Chord Rock
Like a set of common chords, the same math appears in diverse fields of physics.
10 Reasons Why You Can’t Live Without A Particle Accelerator
Particle accelerators can make you healthy and wealthy.