11.12.2009 Physicist Lisa Randall describes the turbulent first year after the collider's premature celebration.
Hint: There are a lot fewer of them now than there were a few years ago. 11.18.2009
New research suggests that math has evolved its way right into our neurons—and monkeys', too. 11.17.2009
A tune-up for one of the most sophisticated imaging devices ever made 11.02.2009
Hint: It's actually not on the ground, nor in the oceans, but up in the sky—way up in the sky. 10.21.2009
One of the greatest thinkers in physics says the human brain—and the universe itself—must function according to some theory we haven't yet discovered. 10.06.2009
Former Nature editor John Maddox on one of the most famous scientists of our age 09.29.2009
Our star may seem like a model of constancy, but its surface is violently active, rocked by explosions and sun quakes. 09.15.2009
Stephen Hawking, the master of time, space, and black holes, steps back into the spotlight to secure his scientific legacy—and to explain the greatest mystery in physics: the origin of the universe. 09.11.2009
Nuclear fusion reactors, particle colliders, and other big-science rely on giant magnetic fields. But nature's most powerful magnets blow even our best efforts away. 08.21.2009
Scientists hunt for the unseen matter that glues together the cosmos. But some wonder whether it even exists. 06.22.2009
A computer simulation predicts that ravens should have evolved a behavior called "gang foraging," which is then observed in real ravens. 05.22.2009
You know hydrogen and oxygen, helium and carbon. But the periodic table's frequently forgotten residents, rare elements with funny names, show up in many unexpected places. 05.20.2009
Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. 05.01.2009
New York has a forgotten one, Texas has a $2 billion wasted one, and Switzerland's building the longest. 04.29.2009
Researchers at Livermore National Lab expect to be producing energy with a controlled, self-sustaining fusion reaction within three years. 04.14.2009
After the LHC comes online, old accelerators will stand by, just in case they're necessary, get salvaged for spare parts, or just lie untouched in the ground for years. 04.04.2009
Murray Gell-Mann had a smash success with particles, notorious dustups with Feynman, and a missed opportunity with Einstein. 03.17.2009
The beginning, the end, and the funny habits of our favorite ticking force. 03.12.2009
Engineers are working with metamaterials to create super-microscopes, optical computers, and yes, invisibility cloaks. 03.10.2009
Within a high-security, climate-controlled vault in France, the perfect kilogram is getting ever so slightly less massive—and no one knows why. 03.08.2009
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