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Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative ...

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After a long hiatus of systematic U.S. government–affiliated investigations into UFOs, a Pentagon office quietly resumed such efforts in 2008. Called the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems ...

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As a graphics editor at Scientific American, I spend a lot of time thinking about and visualizing data—including data on ...

In the November election, the U.S. faces two futures. In one, the new president offers the country better prospects, relying on science, solid evidence and the willingness to learn from experience.