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Physics

Quantum theory gets physical

New work finds a physical basis for quantum mechanics.

Space

Dawn on Vesta

New image from NASA asteroid mission reveals a relic of the early solar system.

Humans

Mirror system gets an assist

Study finds two brain systems are surprisingly active when an amputee observes a task she can’t perform.

Psychology

Narcissists need no reality check

Masters of vanity know they’re arrogant and disliked, but see own bigheadedness as justified.

Physics

A cloak in time

Physicists hide events in the laboratory for trillionths of a second.