A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples ...

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After years of waiting, this long-term microscopic experiment delivers results that make the patience completely worthwhile.

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Experimental particle physicists working at the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory have found ...

In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka teleports a larger-than-life candy bar (and a small child) across the room into a television set. The idea of instantly transporting ...

This week, Australia became the first country to ban children under the age of 16 from using most social-media platforms. Many teenagers in the country are furious, but for social scientists, the ...