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Ten things we’ve learned about the Higgs boson in the past ten years

Meet the Higgs boson: what have physicists learned about this particle in the ten years since its discovery?

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Dave Goulson and Ben Darvill from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust at the University of Stirling, UK, explain why these furry insects are under…

 

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Solar energy: silicon solar cells

​With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full…

         


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