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The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94.

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Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called 'God particle,' has died

3:07pm April 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.

A new lunar time zone has been pitched for the moon.

NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work

5:01am April 09, 2024

by Kai McNamee

A new lunar time zone is all about ensuring the success of future, multinational missions to the moon.

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In the womb, a brother's hormones can shape a sister's future

5:00am April 09, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

When siblings share a womb, sex hormones from a male fetus can cause lasting changes in a female littermate. This effect exists for all kinds of mammals — perhaps humans too.

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How the sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb

7:36pm April 08, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

A sibling can change your life — potentially even before birth. The sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb. The "intrauterine position effect" was first discovered in cattle farming.

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A long exposure photo of Firefly petunias, which are genetically modified to produce their own light through bioluminescence

Watch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petunias

6:41pm April 08, 2024

by Sasa Woodruff

Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark

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Eclipse glasses are worn by a statue of George Washington on Sunday in Houlton, Maine.

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Here's what to do with your solar eclipse glasses now

5:16pm April 08, 2024

by Emily Alfin Johnson

It will be decades before you'll need them again in the U.S. and most glasses shouldn't be used if they're more than three years old.

People gather to watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday.

Montreal reports great conditions for a solar eclipse watch party in the park

4:49pm April 08, 2024

by Emma Jacobs

Montreal is in the path of totality, and its largest eclipse-watching event is taking place in Parc Jean-Drapeau.

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Eclipse brings out the curious at viewings across the Triad

4:40pm April 08, 2024

by Paul Garber

The path of the solar eclipse did not pass directly over the Triad. But there was still enough for folks to get out and catch an indirect glimpse.

Junior Espejo looks through eclipse glasses being handed out by NASA in Houlton, Maine. Used correctly, eclipse glasses prevent eye damage.

Worried about eclipse damage to your eyes? Don't panic

4:14pm April 08, 2024

Eye damage is rare and sometimes temporary, but it never hurts to get it checked.

Amos Yew, right, uses a lens on an iPhone to record video in the first stages of the total solar eclipse Monday August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.

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Watch Live: Total Solar Eclipse

1:57pm April 08, 2024

by The NPR Network

This will be the last chance to catch a total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. for about 20 years, so here's what you need to know to safely enjoy!