Physics
This weird ice may exist on alien planets
Scientists used high pressure and heat to create plastic ice, which has qualities of both ordinary ice and liquid water.
By Nikk Ogasa
Materials Science
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A Jurassic Park-inspired method can safely store data in DNA
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Science reveals the reasons behind painful paper cuts
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Lasers help put the cork on spilled oil
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