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The Universe Is Not In Danger Of Ending From A Higgs Boson Vacuum Bubble
There are few easier ways to get people to read your website than to scare them. That’s how we ended up with the media frenzy guilty ourselves.
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Scientists Are Hunting For The ‘Dark Photon’, A Portal To The Dark Universe
It appears that the universe is full of dark matter – around six times more of it than there is regular matter. It has obvious visible effects, such as the way it bends light from distant galaxies. Despite dedicated searches, no signs of a dark matter particle explaining these effects have turned up.
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No, Supernovae Aren’t Changing Earth’s Climate
Weather is probably harder to understand than particle physics, given the numerous complexities that influence Earth’s atmosphere. But one researcher has published a controversial new paper that examines just how much high-energy, interstellar particles can affect Earth’s climate.
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Scientists Propose Downsizing Next Big Particle Collider
An international committee devoted to the future of particle accelerators has recommended that scientists halve the energy of the next big collider, according to a statement issued last week.