Glass panes reveal what was inside the ruined laboratory of a Renaissance alchemist | CNN

The researchers tested sharks taken from the area where Uraniborg once represented chemical elements.

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Antimatter discovered on the International Space Station could reveal new physics

International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space.

Antimatter particles found on the International Space Station (ISS) may be evidence of unknown physics, new research suggests. The particles, the antimatter versions of helium nuclei, may have been produced by cosmic fireballs, – and physicists cannot explain how the fireballs were made using them. Typical Examplea theory that describes the zoo of subatomic particles. … Read more