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This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation...
A photograph of the arched stone bridge that William Rowan Hamilton scratched his equation into.
What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?
People all over the world believe they've seen or heard a ghost, but there's no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the...
Watch bioluminescent algal blooms trigger electric-blue...
Mesmerizing footage from a new PBS Nature show captures the bioluminescent beauty of brilliant blue waves crashing along San Diego's...
How do people die of the flu?
Severe flu infections can lead to a range of deadly complications, especially in people whose immune systems are compromised by age...
17,000-year-old remains of blue-eyed baby boy unearthed...
The well-preserved remains of a baby boy who died 17,000 years ago in what is now Italy reveal that he had blue eyes, dark skin and...
Potential health hazards of cryptocurrency mines laid bare...
Anecdotal reports suggest that cryptocurrency mines can have harmful knock-on effects on people's health, but the true scale of the...
'Cryptic terrain' and dark dust surrounds Mars' icy south...
"Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of 'cryptic terrain.'"
32 physics experiments that changed the world
From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments...
