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Superheated water makes microwaved eggs explode when you dig in

Physics

Superheated water makes microwaved eggs explode when you dig in

Be careful when nuking your breakfast. A hard-boiled egg reheated in the microwave can explode with a rush of steam and a sound as loud as a chainsaw

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Physics

Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmos

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Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

Space

Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

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Physics

Weird magnets could make computers that work 1000 times faster

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Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

Physics

Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

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Galaxies

Physics

We've found a bunch of dwarf galaxies we thought didn't exist

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Good news: one form of air pollution may be falling in Europe

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Physics

Lightning leaves clouds of radiation and antimatter in its wake

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Physics

How a fiery matter-antimatter union may lead to limitless energy

Features

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

After its visit to Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft is travelling through the Kuiper belt towards what seems to be one rock - but what if it's actually two?

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Physics

The forces that govern matter and light could be united at last

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Space

Dark matter may be the source of antimatter streaming past Earth

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Physics

Free-fall experiment could test if gravity is a quantum force

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Life

Porpoises twist laws of physics to aim their focused sonar beams

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