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Particle Physics

Magnets with a single pole are still giving physicists the slip

Using data from particle accelerators and dead stars, scientists eliminate some possible masses for magnetic monopoles.

Microbes

New pill tracks gases through your gut

Swallowing these pill-sized sensors could give new insight into what’s going on in your gut.

Astronomy

White dwarf’s inner makeup is mapped for the first time

The first map of the internal composition of a white dwarf star shows these stellar corpses contain more oxygen than expected, challenging stellar evolution theories.

Animals

Blowflies use drool to keep their cool

Personal air conditioning the blowfly way: Dangle a droplet of saliva and then reswallow.