Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...

Ready for an outing after a week at home with the kids? On Saturday, head for the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Va., which uses the magic of Harry Potter to arouse children's interest in ...

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One Saturday per month throughout the academic year, children and their families gather at CU Boulder to witness the magic of science — hosted by the university’s very own “wizards.” The CU Wizards ...

Lynn Thorndike, professor of history at Columbia University, this week turned out two final chunky volumes of his six-tome monumental History of Magic & Experimental Science, thereby completing almost ...

Visitors take part in a variety of interactive games, activities and experiments during the Magic of Science Fair and Family Festival, hosted by The Discovery Center at Water’s Edge, at Harford ...

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