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A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide’s planet-warming effect

(1) STUMBLING OUT OF THE STARTING GATE. When the Montréal in 2027 Worldcon bid launched two days ago, one of its Presupport levels included an offer that sparked debate about whether it violated the WSFS Constitution’s site selection rules: Today that language has been removed: Mike Scott explained the problem on Facebook: WSFS constitution 4.3.

/PRNewswire/ -- A new molecular detection technology announced today by Base Molecular Resonance™ Technologies, LLC (BMRT) is poised to transform the fields of...

Making a strange state of matter called a time crystal inside a quantum computer helped researchers stabilise a fragile quantum state inspired by Schrödinger’s cat

“There is no spoon” can be a profound statement. What was meant by it when used in “The Matrix,” a 1999 Sci-Fi film? Various people have differing ideas on the meaning. It captured my attention because I’ve endeavored to look outside the box for as long as I can remember, even while feeling trapped in […]

Physicists’ search for a theory that explains all reality in one framework appeared to have stalled. But now they are reinvigorating the hunt by exploring a wild landscape of abstract geometry

She's venturing right up the universe and everything, to find the definitive answer to the ultimate question – the meaning of life

Letters to the Editor: As author David Frum wrote: “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” We are seeing that prediction play out.

Four-atom molecules glued together by microwaves have broken the record for being the most complicated molecule to reach temperatures just billionths of a degree away from absolute zero

Ski sensation Eileen Gu recently opened up about seamlessly juggling her roles as an athlete, Stanford student, influencer and a budding quantum physics enthusiast. A new gold: The 20-year-old freeskier, also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing, extended her historic win streak at the Winter X Games Aspen with a victory in the women's halfpipe event on Jan. 27. Battling through intense hip pain from a recent training accident, Gu performed back-to-back 900s to earn a remarkable 95.66...