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London and New York are in the huge area where Russian spacecraft might land, but it is most likely to ditch in the sea

Contrary to a bet Stephen Hawking once made, the singularity at the heart of a black hole could exist naked – at least in a five-dimensional universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have set a new world record for data transfer, helping to usher in the next generation of high-speed network technology. At the SuperComputing 2011 (SC11) conference in Seattle during mid-November, the international team transferred data in opposite directions at a combined ...

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Reaction from around the world on the climate change deal struck in the early hours of Sunday at the COP17 talks in Durban

animations and video film clips. The Physclips project provides multimedia education in introductory physics at different levels. Currently, it includes kinematics, mechanics, special relativity, waves, sound, electricity and magnetism. Resources may be freely used by teachers, while students may use the whole package, including interactive tutorials and support pages, for self instruction or for reference

While the faster-than-light neutrinos are grabbing all the physics-shattering attention, there's another strange, unexplained anomaly that might be about to rewrite our understanding of the cosmos. It's all because the universe isn't as monotonous as it should be.

Who wouldn't want to know precisely how an 11-foot shark leaps 8 feet out of the water in its lust for mammal blood?

All science writers, especially those of us who cover particle physics and other fields that purport to reveal ultimate reality, hear from cranks. Pre-email, I got ...

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