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anitmatter annihilation
From the tiniest subatomic scales to the grandest cosmic structures of all, everything that exists depends on two things: charge and mass.
Collage featuring Donald Trump on 'The Apprentice', Kim Kardashian on a red carpet, a film script, and a camera operator, capturing the behind-the-scenes essence of reality TV.
From Allen Funt to Donald Trump, author Emily Nussbaum explains how reality TV has blurred the lines between, well, reality and TV.
Open book with a four-pane window logo on the left page and an illustrated portrait of a man on the right page, reminiscent of Pasteur's quadrant. Background is light green.
Groundbreaking invention does not always translate to commercial benefits. The challenges that faced Microsoft Research help explain why.
A spacecraft with a large reflective dish orbits above Earth, exploring the starry galaxy and cosmic backdrop. Its mission? To map galaxies and teach us what the CMB can't, unlocking cosmic mysteries.
The CMB gives us critical information about our cosmic past. But it doesn't give us everything, and galaxy mapping can fill in a key gap.
Hexagonal map showing Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa in varying shades of green and gray, with clusters of red and purple indicating specific regions.
"Gyroscope-on-a-chip" technology could soon enable us to navigate over long distances without GPS.
An introverted leader in a gray suit sits thoughtfully on a white cube in a minimalist, white space with two other white cubes nearby, embodying the power of quiet contemplation.
A re-evaluation of how we perceive introverts in leadership is long overdue. Here are the compelling reasons why.
A galaxy with bright stars and swirling clouds of dust creates the largest galactic mosaic, set against a dark space backdrop.
The full extent of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large galaxy to our own, has been entirely imaged with Hubble's exquisite cameras.