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A decade-long investigation into puzzling neutrino behavior has now ruled out one of the most widely discussed explanations: the sterile neutrino.

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This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Tim Hsieh of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. We explore some of today’s hottest topics in quantum science and technology ...

A small star named M82 X-2 breaks physical barriers, as NASA's NuSTAR confirms it shines 10 million times brighter than the ...