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Nearly a century after Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr turned a technical disagreement into a philosophical duel, a new ...

Six hundred miles above Earth, four near-perfect gyroscopes spun in superfluid helium to chase a prediction most thought was unmeasurable. This is the story of Gravity Probe B, the decades of ...

A single atom as a movable slit: Researchers realize Einstein's thought experiment in original form, observing ...

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

Human brain is such a vital part that run on just 20W, but can invent huge machines, once upon a time thought impossible; intrude into those that many believed as fiction; write poems, essays and ...

A new "mini-moon" is set to pass relatively close by in the near future, so be sure to have your telescope at the ready to ...

During its original network run in the 1960s, Star Trek was famously saved from cancellation twice by fan letter-writing ...

While much of the world loudly welcomed the new year, today belongs to those who prefer things a little quieter. January 2 ...

Now that the busy-ness of the season is coming to an end, people feel exhaustion of all kinds. After an extended time of socializing with friends, family, co-workers and more, the new year brings ...

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New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...