The Large Hadron Collider just detected a new particle that’s heavier than a proton
The Large Hadron Collider has once again done what it does best – smash bits of matter together and find new particles in the carnage. This time physicists have come…
Here’s why psychopaths are unable to love their own children
Dark triad personality (DTP) traits are narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. These traits manifest in people as excessive self-love, a manipulative attitude, and a lack of empathy. It’s unclear how many…
5 things you should bring to a total solar eclipse
With just a month left to go, the buzz in anticipation of the Great American Eclipse of 2017 is real. On August 21, the path of totality will cross the…
This quantum theory predicts that the future might be influencing the past
One of the weirder aspects of quantum mechanics could be explained by an equally weird idea – that causation can run backwards in time as well as forwards. What Einstein…
Owl wings could teach us to make quieter turbines and aircraft
Owls have mastered the art of quiet flight in order to glide down on unsuspecting prey, and now scientists think we can follow their lead to quieten down wind turbines…
New calculations show the proton is lighter than we previously thought
If you’re feeling as if you’ve lost a bit of weight recently, blame physicists – recent calculations make the mass of the proton 30 billionths of a percent lighter than…
Surprise find flips a decade of research into an exotic quantum particle
Scientists have discovered that a simple model used to describe the formation an exotic type of quantum particle, an Efimov molecule, is wrong – flipping ten years of experimental data…
How you can start a fire with a sandwich bag filled with water
If your secret dream is to push a big red button that instantly launches a zombie apocalypse, because you feel like you’ll really thrive as a machete-wielding survivalist, have we…
How you can start a fire with a sandwich bag filled with water
If your secret dream is to push a big red button that instantly launches a zombie apocalypse, because you feel like you’ll really thrive as a machete-wielding survivalist, have we…