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- Quantum Physics
Most precise clock
It would take more than 50 billion years for a new atomic clock to gain or lose a second.
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- Archaeology
Pre-Inca empire tomb found untouched in Peru
Gold jewelry, bronze axes and dozens of bodies were among the contents of the Wari empire ceremonial room.
- Health & Medicine
Nobelist’s Cancer Theory
Excerpt from the July 13, 1963, issue of Science News Letter
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- Science & Society
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio.
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- Earth
Faults can reseal months after quakes
Measurements in southern China find quick healing of fractured rock.
- Science & Society
Math targets cities’ essence
New formula relates city size to infrastructure, productivity.
- Animals
Cicadas’ odd life cycle poses evolutionary conundrums
Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.
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