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An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Club Calvi got an inside look into getting a book published, with a bestselling author of books for young people and her longtime agent. Rebecca Stead has written nine books, including the ...

Remarks delivered to NatCon 4 in Washington, DC. You are living in an experiment. In March of this year, the foreign-born or immigrant population in the U.S.—both legal and illegal—hit record highs.

A century ago, the Stern-Gerlach experiment established the truth of quantum mechanics. Now it’s being used to probe the clash of quantum theory and gravity. Before Erwin Schrödinger’s cat was ...

Sticky challenge One of the 37 pitch-drop experiments sent by Trinity College Dublin’s School of Physics to secondary schools all over Ireland. (Courtesy: Karl Gaff, TCD School of Physics) Nothing is ...

“The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth,” an amazing account, is all set to air Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m./7 p.m. on the National Geographic channel and ready to stream the next day on ...

Back in October 1943, a merchant seaman named Carl M. Allen allegedly witnessed something remarkable. The so-called "Philadelphia Experiment" is the story of how the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Eldridge ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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