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In A Nutshell A 37-member international team produced the most precise direct measurement of the Hubble constant ever recorded, with just 1.1 percent uncertainty. By linking a dozen different cosmic ...

The picture of a snake emerging from a basket and moving in time with the sound of a flute is among the most universally ...

How does the brain categorize objects? Scientists reveal that categorization is a predictive process where the brain prepares an action plan before perceiving a stimulus.

Take Newton’s first law of motion. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest, and objects in motion stay in motion—at least in a ...

A team of physicists has pushed the limits of quantum control by cooling the rotational motion of a nanoscale object to its ...

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

Jérémie Palacci's research group is venturing into metallurgy—albeit with a twist. Instead of traditional tools, the ...