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Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve adding a ninth-grade cohort to Roosevelt Middle School, which currently serves ...

As extreme heat grips the eastern U.S., some people are dismissive of warnings. Why does this seem to happen more for extreme ...

As extreme heat grips the eastern U.S., some people are dismissive of warnings. Why does this seem to happen more for extreme ...

In this analogy, a vortex at the center of a water tank replaces the solenoid that creates a magnetic field in the quantum ...

Quantum physics has a long history of producing results that seem impossible until someone finds a way to watch them happen ...

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The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

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In the quirky quantum world, particles can be affected by forces that they never directly encounter. A classic example is the Aharonov–Bohm (AB) effect, where electrons are affected by a magnetic ...