Tom Metcalfe
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Tom Metcalfe is a journalist based in London who writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the earth, and the oceans. He's written for the BBC, NBC News, Live Science, Scientific American, Air & Space, and others.
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Scientists plan to develop a software tool to monitor the grunts of commercial pigs and determine when they need help.
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Finding these particles would confirm there are laws of nature beyond the Standard Model of physics, say the researchers.
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An analysis of radioactive chemicals in ice cores indicates one of the most powerful solar storms ever hit Earth around 7176 B.C.
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A new study probes the network of protons in egg-based paints to highlight how the paint works on a molecular scale.
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Understanding these ancient objects that sometimes produce cometlike tails may help explain how the solar system formed.
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New Orleans is suffering now, but almost everywhere in the country can experience power problems during extreme weather.
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