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Graduate fellowship created for students in MCS

Mellon College of Science has created the Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship to support graduate students who are pursuing scientific research. The...

Carbon-14 dating determines the age of mummies based on levels of carbon-14 present.

How Things Work: Carbon-14 Dating

While some college students might have trouble figuring out how long that Pad Thai’s been sitting in the refrigerator, scientists can use carbon-14...

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Magnets at CERN fail in test The inner triplet of magnets within CERN, the world’s largest particle collider, burst during a high-pressure test on...

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