How the Universe Works
Gravity, light, time and the quantum world, explained through the people who worked them out.
- physics
- science
- space
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The Boxing Day TsunamiOn Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed people over 5,000 kilometers from its Indonesian epicenter.
The Placebo EffectWhy a sugar pill can ease real pain: discover the science of the placebo effect, from the 1950s to the brain's chemistry.
Lost Cities of the AmazonLIDAR found over 6,000 ancient platforms hidden beneath Ecuador's rainforest canopy, revealing a 2,500-year-old urban network.
The Discovery of DNA’s Double HelixHow DNA’s structure was unraveled, changing biology forever.
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The Dust BowlA disaster that saw 2.5 million Americans flee their farms as millions of tons of topsoil blew away in storms.
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