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Falmouth resident and Harvard professor Dr. John Holdren was awarded the Karl Taylor Compton Medal for his leadership in science and public policy. CAI's Gilda Geist spoke with Dr. Holdren to learn ...

For more than a century, schoolbook physics has divided matter into neat categories like solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. A ...

A new theory suggests fusion reactors could help scientists search for axions, mysterious particles that may explain dark ...

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Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

Fusion occurs naturally in the sun and stars. It happens when two nuclei combine to create a new nucleus. The process ...

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By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird ...

Researchers identify stem cell–based molecular subtypes that improve prognosis prediction in colorectal cancer and support ...