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The microwave oven has been around for almost 80 years. When it heats food or liquid, the frequency ...

Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice?

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Physicists are closer to making a quantum computer a reality by demonstrating a new level of reliability in ...

Could a comet have caused the extinction of North America’s megafauna—woolly mammoths, giant ground sloths, and saber-tooth tigers?