One source of background is the shower of cosmic rays that constantly bombard the Earth. While the space particles don’t affect most experiments, they could completely drown out the whisper of a faint ...

Stanley Milgram's experiment was a controversial test of human psychology that shed light on the limitations of free will and obedience to authority.

"Facebook is preparing to run a very interesting social experiment here," says a University of Virginia expert.

Discovering a new class of matter in the lab of Chiara Daraio at Caltech, researchers have identified a type of material that ...

New research suggests that humanity may soon find an answer to one of its oldest and most profound questions: what is ...

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Scientists at the institution showed through an innovative quantum experiment that light appears to emerge from a material before entering, overturning several decades of prevailing ideas about ...

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The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for collectors around the world Erik Trinidad Freelance writer In the ...

Over time, many considered it a harmless quirk of physics, dismissed without much further investigation. Now, fresh experiments suggest that this behavior might carry deeper implications related to ...

From a telescope network that spans much of the globe to a psychology study that spans 67 countries, here are the biggest science experiments on the planet. When you purchase through links on our ...