Beneath our feet: The last element in the Earth's core has been identified
Scientists may have discovered the 'missing element' deep inside Earth's core.
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Emotions and memory: here's the link
New research suggests that people are better at remembering things when they experience emotion.
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对于我们中没有受过中学教育的人来说，物理学是奇妙莫测的，但无可争议的是，能够阐释我们身边世界的科学是十分迷人的。本周，2016年的诺贝尔物理学奖颁给了三位英国科学家，他们是来自华盛顿大学的戴维·索利斯教授、普林斯顿大学的邓肯·霍尔丹教授和布朗大学的迈克尔·科斯特利茨教授。这辆“三驾马车”通过高等数学方法来研究物质的不寻常阶段或状态。 科学家们发现当物质在极端温度下时可变...
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Pretzels, bagels and the Nobel Prize in physics
This year's Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to three scientists for their work in a field called topology.
Nature and Biodiversity
Meet the water bear - a 'virtually indestructible' animal
Tardigrades, or water bears, are virtually indestructable and scientists now know why.