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Using a novel surface-sensitive spectroscopy method, scientists explored atomic vibrations in crystalline material surfaces near interfaces. The findings illuminate quantum behaviors that play ...

Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...

In a new book, Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor explores the ways grief affects the body, from the heart to the immune system.

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Should textbooks be physical or digital? If the current system of focusing on physical textbooks is abandoned and the choice is left to local governments, it will amount to compulsory education being ...

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For decades, aging has been regarded as a sign of irreversible pathologies, weakness, and dependence. Anti-aging remedies ...

Can copper be turned into gold? For centuries, alchemists pursued this dream, unaware that such a transformation requires a ...

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Leading the push for more answers is Andrew Sweetman, a professor at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. He is running a three-year project to investigate how these nodules might form oxygen ...