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Light fields with extraordinary structure: Plasmonic skyrmion bags

A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that…

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Rare ‘smiley face’ will light up the night sky on April 25

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Skywatchers could receive a bit of cosmic positivity if they look up shortly before…

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Scientists uncover quantum surprise: Matter mediates ultrastrong coupling between light particles

A team of Rice University researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure…

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Early-life exposure to air and light pollution linked to increased risk of pediatric thyroid cancer

A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants — small…

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How Exposing Yourself to Natural Light In the Morning Can Majorly Improve Your Health

“Getting sunlight in the morning ensures cortisol peaks when energy is needed and decreases its levels when it is time…

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Nontraditional risk factors shed light on unexplained strokes in adults younger than 50

dults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or…

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Tying light from lasers into stable ‘optical knots’

Knots are generally understood to form due to twists and turns of long, flexible materials that keep shoes on your…

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Rise and shine: Natural light lessens morning fatigue

Sleep is a necessary part of people's daily routine, but modern lifestyles and technology have ushered in an era of…

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Maximal entanglement sheds new light on particle creation

Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have shown that particles…

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Girl, 13, who died in house fire pictured as family pay tribute to ‘shining light’

A 13-year-old girl who died in a Merseyside house fire has been pictured for the first time as her family…

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