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Scientists Reveal the Shape of a Single Photon for the First Time

Scientists Reveal the Shape of a Single Photon for the First Time

Gravitons

Gravitons

Wolves licking flowers

Wolves licking flowers

mRNA flu vaccine

mRNA flu vaccine

Double slit experiment

Double slit experiment

Newborn planet

Newborn planet

Hollows on Mercury

Hollows on Mercury

Red supermassive black hole

Red supermassive black hole

Ice on Mercury

Ice on Mercury

Nobel Prize in Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

Light source that sends photons in all directions

Light source that sends photons in all directions

Hamiltonian operators

Hamiltonian operators

Quantum information processing

Quantum information processing

Axions

Axions

Quantum superconductors

Quantum superconductors

Laser light can cast a shadow

Laser light can cast a shadow

What is the Theory of Everything?

What is the Theory of Everything?

Your brain is constantly eating itself.

Your brain is constantly eating itself.

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.

A cloud weighs around a million tonnes

A cloud weighs around a million tonnes

What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

Donut earth

Donut earth

This is what would happen if you fell into a black hole

This is what would happen if you fell into a black hole

Why can't we feel the Earth spinning?

Why can't we feel the Earth spinning?

What is antimatter, and does it exist?

What is antimatter, and does it exist?

Can machines ever truly think and experience consciousness like humans do?

Can machines ever truly think and experience consciousness like humans do?

Are humans smarter than the best computers?

Are humans smarter than the best computers?

Earth-like planets

Earth-like planets

Advancing limb regeneration

Advancing limb regeneration

Rapid skeletal transformation

Rapid skeletal transformation

Advancements in RNA medicine

Advancements in RNA medicine

A milestone in AI predictions

A milestone in AI predictions

Electricity

Electricity

Combustion

Combustion

Steam engine

Steam engine

Compass

Compass

Printing press

Printing press

Penicillin

Penicillin

Low testosterone and high anxiety

Low testosterone and high anxiety

Sunniest place on Earth

Sunniest place on Earth

Ancient whale

Ancient whale

Phosphorus on Saturn's Enceladus

Phosphorus on Saturn's Enceladus

Cyclocarbon

Cyclocarbon

Brain-immune system link

Brain-immune system link

Hints of dinosaur DNA

Hints of dinosaur DNA

Black hole merger

Black hole merger

Atomic nucleus imaging

Atomic nucleus imaging

Japanese honeybee defense

Japanese honeybee defense

Earth is squashed

Earth is squashed

Crows understand recursive patterns

Crows understand recursive patterns

A trap-jaw ant's bite should break its head, but doesn't

A trap-jaw ant's bite should break its head, but doesn't

Tiny-brained worms make complex decisions

Tiny-brained worms make complex decisions

Chernobyl frogs' rapid evolution

Chernobyl frogs' rapid evolution

Octopus mom self-destruction

Octopus mom self-destruction

Bees may change the weather

Bees may change the weather

Scientists finally found the snake clitoris

Scientists finally found the snake clitoris

Chimps treat each other's wounds

Chimps treat each other's wounds

Did mammals and dinosaurs exist at the same time?

Did mammals and dinosaurs exist at the same time?

How did most dinosaurs go extinct?

How did most dinosaurs go extinct?

Do dinosaurs exist today?

Do dinosaurs exist today?

What is the largest dinosaur?

What is the largest dinosaur?

What are dinosaurs?

What are dinosaurs?

Do chloroplasts have DNA?

Do chloroplasts have DNA?

What is recombinant DNA technology?

What is recombinant DNA technology?

Can you edit DNA?

Can you edit DNA?

Who discovered the structure of DNA?

Who discovered the structure of DNA?

What does DNA do?

What does DNA do?

What is DNA made of?

What is DNA made of?

Gravitational Waves Are Ripples in Space-Time

Gravitational Waves Are Ripples in Space-Time

Gravitational Waves Come from Really Heavy Objects

Gravitational Waves Come from Really Heavy Objects

The Effect of Gravitational Waves Is Very, Very Small

The Effect of Gravitational Waves Is Very, Very Small

Measuring Gravitational Waves Is Tricky

Measuring Gravitational Waves Is Tricky

LIGO Is Very Sensitive

LIGO Is Very Sensitive

Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Can See an Entirely New Side of the Universe

Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Can See an Entirely New Side of the Universe

How Much Water Should a Person Drink in a Day?

How Much Water Should a Person Drink in a Day?

Neutrons & Ionization

Neutrons & Ionization

Gamma Rays & Ionization

Gamma Rays & Ionization

Beta Particles & Ionization

Beta Particles & Ionization

Alpha Particles & Ionization

Alpha Particles & Ionization

Types of Ionizing Radiation

Types of Ionizing Radiation

Forms of Ionizing Radiation

Forms of Ionizing Radiation

What is Ionizing Radiation?

What is Ionizing Radiation?

Archimedes’ Screw Conveyor

Archimedes’ Screw Conveyor

Archimedes’ Screw Turbine

Archimedes’ Screw Turbine

Archimedes’ Screw in History

Archimedes’ Screw in History

Archimedes’ Screw Design

Archimedes’ Screw Design

Archimedes’ Screw

Archimedes’ Screw

Faraday Cage Suit

Faraday Cage Suit

Faraday Cage Car

Faraday Cage Car

Faraday Cage House

Faraday Cage House

Microwave Faraday Cage

Microwave Faraday Cage

Faraday Cage Bag

Faraday Cage Bag

Faraday Cage Wallet

Faraday Cage Wallet

Faraday Cage for Cell Phone

Faraday Cage for Cell Phone

Faraday Cage to Restrict EMP

Faraday Cage to Restrict EMP

How does faraday cage works

How does faraday cage works

History of faraday cage

History of faraday cage

Faraday Cage

Faraday Cage

Why Do Fireflies Light Up

Why Do Fireflies Light Up

It is more than a little ‘spooky’

It is more than a little ‘spooky’

It explains the universe’s large-scale structure

It explains the universe’s large-scale structure

It causes black holes to evaporate

It causes black holes to evaporate

It stops dead stars collapsing

It stops dead stars collapsing

Without it the sun wouldn’t shine

Without it the sun wouldn’t shine

It helps us characterize stars

It helps us characterize stars

It may lead us towards a multiverse

It may lead us towards a multiverse

How Albert Einstein Became the 20th Century's Quintessential Genius

How Albert Einstein Became the 20th Century's Quintessential Genius

Objects can be in two places at once

Objects can be in two places at once

Something can be both wave and particle

Something can be both wave and particle

The quantum world is lumpy

The quantum world is lumpy

Why it sometimes appears huge

Why it sometimes appears huge

Earth used to be purple

Earth used to be purple

There are other Earth-like planets

There are other Earth-like planets

The skies dazzle with dancing lights

The skies dazzle with dancing lights

Our moon quakes

Our moon quakes

Men are more likely to be colorblind than women

Men are more likely to be colorblind than women

Bats don’t get sick from most viruses

Bats don’t get sick from most viruses

Humans are capable of producing venom

Humans are capable of producing venom

Air becomes liquid at -190°C

Air becomes liquid at -190°C

Mars is red because of iron oxide

Mars is red because of iron oxide

The rarest naturally-occurring element in the Earth’s crust is astatine

The rarest naturally-occurring element in the Earth’s crust is astatine

Glass is actually a liquid, it just flows very, very slowly

Glass is actually a liquid, it just flows very, very slowly

Water expands when freezes, unlike other substances

Water expands when freezes, unlike other substances

The hottest planet in our solar system is not Mercury

The hottest planet in our solar system is not Mercury

Rogue black holes in our galaxy

Rogue black holes in our galaxy

Collision with Andromeda

Collision with Andromeda

Incoming megacomet

Incoming megacomet

There's a fascinating reason why space appears black

There's a fascinating reason why space appears black

Sunsets on Mars are blue

Sunsets on Mars are blue

Vampire Stars

Vampire Stars

$Only a fraction of stars are actually white$

Only a fraction of stars are actually white

You can see what a supernova looks like nearly one thousand years later

You can see what a supernova looks like nearly one thousand years later

Uranus and Neptune may have switched places

Uranus and Neptune may have switched places

The Apollo astronauts footprints on the moon will probably stay there for at least 100 million years

The Apollo astronauts footprints on the moon will probably stay there for at least 100 million years

Neutron stars can spin at a rate of 600 rotations per second

Neutron stars can spin at a rate of 600 rotations per second

Penguins: Masters of Microsleeping

Penguins: Masters of Microsleeping

Neptune is too hot

Neptune is too hot

Pluto has a bizarre atmosphere

Pluto has a bizarre atmosphere

This bat is the world's smallest mammal

This bat is the world's smallest mammal

Something once collided with the moon

Something once collided with the moon

There is uneven gravity

There is uneven gravity

The sky has more stars than a beach has sand

The sky has more stars than a beach has sand

Graphene oxide and chitosan sponge found to be 10x more efficient at removing gold from e-waste

Graphene oxide and chitosan sponge found to be 10x more efficient at removing gold from e-waste

Where Does Carbon Dioxide Come From and How Does it Cause the Greenhouse Effect?

Where Does Carbon Dioxide Come From and How Does it Cause the Greenhouse Effect?

Why Is the Sky Blue?

Why Is the Sky Blue?

Helium can work against gravity

Helium can work against gravity

It can rain diamonds on other planets

It can rain diamonds on other planets

Saturn's moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick

Saturn's moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick

The Human Stomach Can Dissolve Razor Blades

The Human Stomach Can Dissolve Razor Blades

Peanut butter can be converted into diamonds

Peanut butter can be converted into diamonds

Everything you see happened in the past

Everything you see happened in the past

Hippos create their own sunscreen

Hippos create their own sunscreen

Our solar system has a wall

Our solar system has a wall

There are more trees on the planet than stars in the solar system

There are more trees on the planet than stars in the solar system

One letter doesn’t exist in the periodic table

One letter doesn’t exist in the periodic table

New method achieves functional protein delivery into living cells

New method achieves functional protein delivery into living cells

Octopuses can squeeze through most anything

Octopuses can squeeze through most anything

Male seahorses give birth

Male seahorses give birth

The Sun makes a sound but we can't hear it

The Sun makes a sound but we can't hear it

Gravity keeps your feet on the ground yet no such ‘force’ actually exists

Gravity keeps your feet on the ground yet no such ‘force’ actually exists

How big is Jupiter?

How big is Jupiter?

How hot is Jupiter?

How hot is Jupiter?

Most of the stuff in the Universe has repulsive gravity

Most of the stuff in the Universe has repulsive gravity

Astronomers discover ultramassive black holes

Astronomers discover ultramassive black holes

5 billion Suns could fit in UY Scuti, one of the biggest known stars

5 billion Suns could fit in UY Scuti, one of the biggest known stars

Black holes give off light

Black holes give off light

Uranus is the coldest planet in the Solar System

Uranus is the coldest planet in the Solar System

Venus spins backwards

Venus spins backwards

Heat from the Big Bang is still around today

Heat from the Big Bang is still around today

The Moon is getting farther away every year

The Moon is getting farther away every year

There is gravity on the International Space Station

There is gravity on the International Space Station

Vast amounts of water have been found in space

Vast amounts of water have been found in space

Most Sun-like stars in our galaxy are in multiple star systems

Most Sun-like stars in our galaxy are in multiple star systems

The Sun loses a billion kilos per second

The Sun loses a billion kilos per second

Planets can wander through space without a parent star

Planets can wander through space without a parent star

Neptune has only completed one orbit around the Sun since its discovery

Neptune has only completed one orbit around the Sun since its discovery

Jupiter’s magnetic field is bigger than the Moon

Jupiter’s magnetic field is bigger than the Moon

Black holes have theoretical opposites known as white holes

Black holes have theoretical opposites known as white holes

There are stars we will never be able to see

There are stars we will never be able to see

Gamma-ray bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Sun in its entire life

Gamma-ray bursts release more energy in 10 seconds than our Sun in its entire life

1 tsp of neutron star weighs the same as the human population

1 tsp of neutron star weighs the same as the human population

You could survive for a couple of minutes in a leaky spacesuit

You could survive for a couple of minutes in a leaky spacesuit

On Mercury a day is twice as long as a year

On Mercury a day is twice as long as a year

Milky Way smells of rum, raspberries and booze

Milky Way smells of rum, raspberries and booze

The Moon is lemon-shaped

The Moon is lemon-shaped

Our days are getting longer

Our days are getting longer

spooky action at a distance

spooky action at a distance

Walk or run in the rain?

Walk or run in the rain?