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Darwin’s anniversary present: one very cool spider

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was a groundbreaking work resulting from decades of scientific observation and careful thought. Exactly 150 years after its publication on November 24, 2009 a paper was presented on a new species of spider … Continue reading

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First Beam for the LHC

Today the first particle beam was successfully sent around the Large Hadron Collider! This utterly amazing piece of equipment, the largest, most powerful, and most expensive scientific experiment ever undertaken by humanity, will undoubtedly result in many profound revelations about … Continue reading

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