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Fundamental particles of light act as waves. If a photon’s wave were disrupted by a rapidly removed mirror, calculations suggest, it could create multiple new photons—up to an infinite number under impossible conditions, and with different outcomes depending on perspective.
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Technically, a very large sperm whale could accidentally swallow a person, but experts say the scenario is highly unlikely. Baleen whales’ narrow gullets and sperm whales’ feeding behavior and deep dives make it improbable; the only animal confirmed to swallow a human whole is the reticulated python.
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Teeth and bone bits from Bianfu Cave in Yunnan Province represent the richest Denisovan fossil trove outside Siberia.
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Neutrons from a bomb could reveal its presence from 4 kilometers away under a newly proposed verification method.
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Stars other than the sun are rarely seen spewing charged particles. A new experiment hints at why
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An analysis of 220 days of LUX-ZEPLIN data has found a single particle interaction consistent with dark matter. At 2.6 sigma, it falls short of physics thresholds for evidence or detection, and researchers say more data are needed to know what it is.
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