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You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - January 23, 2010 13

One of the things I found out about years ago that too many people have not heard of today is how you can use...

Dark Matter (WIMPS) the other Holy Grail in Particle Physics

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - January 1, 2010 90

The Higgs Boson aka the "God Particle" is the talk of the popular science community now because billions and billions of Euros were spend...

Latest Shuttle Mission to Hubble Yields New Moments of Zen

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - September 9, 2009 23

While the rest of the blog world is obsessed with what President Obama WILL SAY, WILL NOT SAY or are presumptuous and insist on...

Scientific Discoveries that Changed Our Perceptions of Reality

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - August 29, 2009 9

What does multi-dimensions look like? (Calabi-Yau Model) There are scientific discoveries and then there are scientific discoveries that rock our reality. Some of the...

Moment of Zen: Why the Hubble Makes Us Humble

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - August 25, 2009 5

The Hubble Telescope Deep Field surveys into the previously thought darkness of space opened our eyes to how expansive our universe really is. ...

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Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

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Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

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President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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'It's not over,' says son of hostage whose body remains in Gaza

Rotem Cooper, whose father Amiram's body has not been returned, calls on mediators to put pressure on Hamas to release the remaining bodies. [...]

24 hours with Trump on diplomatic tornado through Middle East

The US president's single-day tour was a victory lap rather than an exercise in setting out detail, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman. [...]

French PM backs freezing Macron's pension reform to save government

The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency. [...]

National strike hits Belgian public transport, airports and ships

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Brussels over government reforms and spending cuts. [...]

How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump

Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created [...]

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