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February 11, 2016

University of Rochester scientists create 'super polymer' that can lift 1,000 times its mass

Scientists at the University of Rochester have created a new type of ‘super polymer’ that could prove an extremely useful technology in the healthcare and clothing industries.

February 9, 2016

The Bible and science: The ultimate power couple

Many today see science and the Bible as a bitterly divorced couple and feel forced to take sides, but they are remarkably harmonious.

January 29, 2016

Fighter jets caused sonic booms along New Jersey coast, officials say

Sonic booms heard and felt along the eastern shoreline were caused by military fighter jets conducting tests, officials said.

January 6, 2016

Here's the science behind North Korea's H-bomb claim

Did North Korea really join the H-bomb club?

December 16, 2015

Science breakthrough? Physicists may have discovered Higgs boson relative

Could scientists have found a particle heavier than the famous Higgs boson?

December 12, 2015

Englert and Higgs win Nobel physics prize for subatomical particle research

Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass.

December 5, 2015

Physicists unveil new particle results helping explain universe

Scientists at the world's top lab for particle physics say they've witnessed an extremely rare event that adds certainty to how they think the universe began.

December 2, 2015

Both sides could be lying in Russian fighter jet incident, scientists say

The circumstances behind Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet last week continue to be hotly debated between the two countries.

November 21, 2015

Einstein 'God' letter to sell on eBay, with bidding starting at $3M

A handwritten letter in which Albert Einstein questioned the existence of God is going up for sale on eBay with bids starting at $3 million, just four years after it fetched $404,000 at auction.

November 6, 2015

How can a plane land at the wrong airport?

With technology-filled cockpits and modern-day navigational systems, how likely is it for pilots to land at the wrong airport?