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The Large Kitchen Collider

In an imaginative short film, Symmetry writer Sarah Charley investigates the physics of vegetables.

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New physics, naughty and nice

Grab your cocoa or pumpkin spice—as today we examine what’s naughty and nice.

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Lab Libs

Fill in the blanks for some physics fun.

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LHC Noir

A proton describes its final moments in the Large Hadron Collider.

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They did the smash – they did the Proton Smash

Add some science to your Halloween!

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When it comes to love, sometimes you have to say it with science.

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