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IN 1962, a young man of 23 was lowered into a dark pit. His name was Michael Siffre. There, in that cave, he stayed for some two months in total darkness. His purpose was to conduct an experiment ...

Quantum effects like superposition and entanglement have long been seen in single particles, but physicists are on a quest to find out just how big an object can be before it loses its quantumness ...

the liminal space between subsonic and supersonic speed, where the very air was the enemy, compressing itself against the plane’s skin, and where the “sound barrier” was said to be.

The government will freeze $2 billion in funds because the university refused to comply with its demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk. 7 min read Trump Threatens Harvard ...