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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis makes a cosmic comeback
An overlooked era of the early universe is now outperforming the famous Cosmic Microwave Background at answering fundamental questions about how the cosmos works.
The Conversation · 2m

How CERN built a cosmic rainstorm in a lab
Physicists smashed oxygen into protons at the LHC to watch the first instant of a particle shower that normally happens miles above your head.
The Conversation · 2m