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This lesson utilizes an adaptation of the board game Subatomic: An Atom Building Game to help students learn about the different parts that make up an atom. During their turn, players can choose to ...

The “lead” of a pencil is actually made of a substance called graphite which is made of carbon atoms. The picture shows a close-up of one carbon atom. A hydrogen atom has one proton as the nucleus and ...

The film report discusses the nature of electricity, explaining its significance in daily life and its presence in various forms. It details the role of electrons in creating electricity, the concept ...

All cells with nuclei, from yeast to humans, are organized like cities, with a variety of small compartments -- organelles -- that serve as factories where various types of work are done. Some of ...

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Quantum physics is usually associated with particle colliders and vacuum chambers, not with the proteins quietly shuttling energy inside our cells. Yet a new line of research argues that protons in ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable ...