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I tried a series of amazing light experiments to explore reflections, refractions, and optical illusions, showing just how fun and surprising light can be.

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After a brief appearance in "Superman," John Cena's hilarious antihero has returned to our screens for "Peacemaker" season 2. The first season of the acclaimed HBO Max superhero action-comedy was a ...

Light pollution makes birds work overtime. A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution from human development can lengthen the time birds spend singing by nearly an ...

Discovering that a paper contains data that appears to be fraudulent is an academic researcher’s nightmare. It leads to professional blacklisting, reevaluation of entire bodies of work, even a ...

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Not to sound like a TV commercial or anything, but … how often have you had to throw out white shirts because of unsightly yellow underarm stains? Well, those stains may not be a problem any longer, ...

Researchers cracked the mystery of altermagnets, materials with no net magnetization yet strange light-reflecting powers, by creating a new optical measurement method. Their findings confirmed ...

Max Caster had a rough night on AEW Collision (Aug. 23, 2025). Not only was he tapping out in pain from a NJPW champion, but he was then pummeled by an enraged Anthony Bowens. Life isn’t easy for the ...

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Researchers in Germany have unveiled the Metafiber, a breakthrough device that allows ultra-precise, rapid, and compact control of light focus directly within an optical fiber. Unlike traditional ...