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When did the 'Dark Ages of the Universe' end? This rare molecule holds the answer.
Scientists hunting for neutral hydrogen — a rare molecule that predates every star in the universe — just took a step closer to catching their prize.
How Many Chemical Elements Can You Name? 1 in 5 Americans Can't Name One.
One in 5 Americans can't name a single element on the Periodic Table.
Extreme, Hydrogen-Crushing Physicists Are Pushing Us into a 'New Era of Superconductivity'
Lanthanum, diamond crushers and advanced computer models are changing the hunt for this extreme quantum mechanical effect.
Defying Laws of Nature, Scientists Force 'Supercrystals' Into Existence
A team of physicists used lasers to create "supercrystals," even as the structures fought to not exist at all.
Chemically, Earth Is Basically a Less Volatile Version of the Sun
The elemental composition of Earth and sun are unexpectedly similar.
Physicists Just Solved a 35-Year-Old Mystery Hidden Inside Atomic Cores
The quarks inside atoms move slower than the quarks inside free-floating protons and neutrons. But why?
Laser-Blasted Plasma Is Cooler Than Deep Space...Literally
Laser-cooled plasma has all the chill.
This Box Could Become the Coldest Spot in the Universe
Lasers and microgravity will chill this ice chest-size box to 10 billion times colder than the vacuum of space.
