Searching for magnetic monopoles in polar rocks
Method advantageous for a range of monopole masses and charges
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The secret of life
David Jenkins and Oliver Kirsebom explore the mysterious nuclear energy level of carbon-12 that made life possible
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Carbon’s Hoyle state calculated at long last
Supercomputer simulates "bent state" crucial for nucleosynthesis
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Cool dust and baby stars
Steve Eales revels in the new view of the universe provided by the Herschel Space Observatory
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Ancient gas sheds light on universe’s first billion years
Quasar light probes era when first stars switched on
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Quantum corrections could boost combustion models
How to lower the risk of hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants
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Pulsar timekeepers measure up to atomic clocks
Stellar timescale could be useful on Earth
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What is a black hole?
Andy Young explains why not even light can escape from black holes
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New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields
Helium molecules could form near neutron stars
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Super-tornadoes spotted in the Sun
Giant swirls of gas could explain why the corona is so hot
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