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What Is Blockchain?
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Here's how a blockchain tracks and theoretically secures the movement of digital currency.
What Is Bitcoin?
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Bitcoin and other cryoptocurrencies—the future of money or hype? Here's what they are.
Curling, A Great Physics Mystery
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To physicists, curling presents the most puzzling conundrum in the Olympic Games.
Celebrating Black Scientists
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In honor of Black History Month, we celebrate these black scientists.
Remembering Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking had a way of bringing the most cosmic ideas down to Earth.
What Is Dark Matter? A New Clue!
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A signal from the dawn of the universe may hold surprising clues about dark matter.
Black Hole Information Paradox
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Do black holes delete information forever? Or could information somehow escape them?
Can You Upload Your Brain?
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How the laws of physics forbid perfect cloning.
Net Neutrality’s End and Science
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Depending on your perspective, the repeal of net neutrality could help or hurt science.
What Does an Atom Look Like?
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It’s pretty different from the atom you saw in your textbooks.
Tale of Two Volcanoes
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Hawaii’s Kilauea and Guatemala’s Fuego volcanic eruptions have been remarkably destructive
The Arecibo Observatory
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After Hurricane Maria, the Arecibo Observatory staff worked to rebuild its facility.
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