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Scientists learned that reading a quantum clock requires orders of magnitude more energy than running it. This surprising imbalance reveals that observation itself shapes the flow and thermodynamics ...

A time crystal that beats to the rhythm of both order and chaos has revealed a new way in which matter can keep time. New ...

Another beautiful day with plenty of sunshine across Hampton Roads this afternoon. Highs stayed a few degrees below average, in the upper 50s to low 60s but we'll see a rise in temperatures through ...

Preservation scientists are using polymer chemistry to help prevent old audio and video tapes from degrading beyond recognition ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over ...

A river is a moving body of water that drains the land. If there is lots of rainfall, or snow or ice melting, rivers sometimes rise over the top of their banks and begin to flow onto the floodplains ...

Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with financial planning, derivatives, equities, fixed income, project management, and analytics. Inflation is the ...