On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water ...

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Like the proverbial tree falling in the forest, scientists wonder: does reality exist on its own . . . or just when you observe the world?

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Artwork done by physicist and former UT Dallas professor Russell Stoneback is shown, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at his home ...

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The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a ...

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of modern quantum mechanics, a survey asked physicists for their takes on some hot ...

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