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Physics Week in Review: November 8, 2014
Scientific American - 8 Nov 2014 12:09
It was a big week for physics in the movies, with the premiere of Interstellar, and the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything. That translates into lots of pixels commenting on the science... --
Maybe it wasn't the Higgs particle after all
e! Science News - 8 Nov 2014 00:09
Last year CERN announced the finding of a new elementary particle, the Higgs particle. But maybe it wasn't the Higgs particle, maybe it just looks like it. And maybe it is not alone.
The Science Of 'Interstellar' And How NASA Discovers Potentially Habitable Exoplanets
IBTimes - 8 Nov 2014 20:34
"Interstellar," the latest blockbuster film by Christopher Nolan that opened Friday, is a science-fiction movie set in the near future when humanity must depart Earth and find a new home. While the technology is certainl...
Ex Machina Brims With Robot Fun and Mind Games
Singularity Hub - 8 Nov 2014 18:15
In upcoming sci-fi film, Ex Machina, writer and director Alex Garland gets ambitious. All we've got is a trailer so far. But it's a tantalizing clip that manages to run through...
Neuroscientists Discover ESP -- But Is That A Good Thing?
Singularity Hub - 8 Nov 2014 18:10
In The Peripheral, the new stunner by cyberpunk godfather William Gibson, the reader is treated to a look at the future. It's inexact, this future. The author, delightfully, gives it...
Comet Flyby Caused Meteor Shower On Mars: Scientists
IBTimes - 8 Nov 2014 14:34
Astronomers, using data from two NASA and one European spacecraft, have found that the Comet Siding Spring, which sailed by Mars on Oct. 19, spawned debris over the planet, creating a very strong layer of ionized particl...
Giant Armored Dinosaurs Breathed Through 'Krazy Straw' Airways
Live Science - 8 Nov 2014 13:11
The bizarre, convoluted nasal passages of tanklike armored dinosaurs may have helped the animals cool the blood headed to their tiny brains, preventing overheating.
'Social Impact Design' Merges Style With Mission (Gallery)
Live Science - 8 Nov 2014 05:55
Good designs do not need to be designs out of reach.
Dinosaur-Era Footprints Found In Angola Cave Include 'Exceptionally Large' Mystery Mammal
IBTimes - 8 Nov 2014 02:34
Nearly 70 distinct footprints from several prehistoric dinosaurs, mammals and a crocodile were recently unearthed at a diamond cave in Angola, making them the first tracks of their kind ever found in the African country.