IF YOU thought the Higgs boson was elusive, consider the case of dark matter. The Higgs—the particle that gives other subatomic species mass—was predicted in 1964 but actually nabbed only last year.

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Often considered to be the great American spirit, whiskey in all its forms is also a wonderful introduction to distillation science. We’ve put together a primer on the science behind it, and have ...

An evening of gin tasting and discussion about the history of gin, methods of making gins and some of the background science, will be held on Thursday 7th July at the University of Southampton, ...

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