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Laser blasts and levitation team up to make testing water for heavy metals a cinch!

Analyzing Water with Lasers and Levitation

Laser blasts and levitation team up to make testing water for heavy metals a cinch!


Sometimes, all it takes to unlock ancient secrets is to look at the problem in a new light.

Examining Hidden Text in a New Light

Sometimes, all it takes to unlock ancient secrets is to look at the problem in a new light.


Scientists are developing greener and cheaper technologies to pave our way to a solar energy future.

Here Comes the Sun

Scientists are developing greener and cheaper ways to pave our way to a solar energy future.


New science may drastically change the way we think about climate change and deforestation.

Trees May Tell it When to Rain

New science may drastically change the way we think about climate change and deforestation.


The next generation of atomic clock may be on the way!

Defining Time

The atomic clock—and the definition of a second—might be up for revision soon.


Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize the way we care for our teeth

Nanodentistry: Big Impacts from Small Science

Nanoscale technologies are finding their way into your dentist's office!


The blasted ruins of a temple in Nagasaki, Japan.

Fallout

Decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scientists debate their application to modern radiation safety standards.


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India's Connection to the Stars

Documenting the astronomical beliefs of several Indian ethnic groups.


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Science on the Silver Screen

Scientists break down the science in popular films