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According to scientific legend, quantum mechanics was born on the island of Helgoland in 1925. A hundred years later, ...

The photoelectric effect, first explained in 1905, transformed our understanding of how light interacts with matter. When ...

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A hydrologist explains why the region is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy ...