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Creator Gary Larson often used historical humor in his classic Far Side cartoons, occasionally lampooning known events with ...

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This so-called neutron lifetime problem has perplexed scientists for decades, but now physicists at TU Wien in Austria have come up with a possible explanation. The difference in lifetimes, they say, ...

She believes that Powder has died in a failed heist – but she has, in fact, been saved by a mad scientist named Silco ...

In 1964, physicist John Bell posited that such changes can be induced and occur instantaneously, even if the particles are very far apart. Known as Bell's Theorem, this groundbreaking idea ...

Old cartoon shows like Tom and Jerry, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Mr Bean and more are available to stream on OTT platforms.