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AUSTIN, Texas — A century after Albert Einstein said we would never be able to observe the instantaneous velocity of tiny particles as they randomly shake and shimmy, so called Brownian motion, physicist Mark Raizen and his group have done so.
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A 5-micrometer glass bead levitated in air by a single laser beam from below. This optical trap...

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20 and began spilling an untold amount of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, authorities and Gulf coast residents alike have worried about what would happen...

"I don't give a damn about her." -Wally Hickel 1919-2010

Half-Governor Sarah Palin crashed twice-Governor Wally Hickel's funeral today. Trust me, if Sarah Palin was paying her respects, the check would bounce. The guest list was impressive with many Alaskan dignitaries. And then there was Palin with her daughter Piper, the 8-year-old human...

(The salvaged South Korean 1,200-tonne corvette Cheonan Photo: REUTERS)

Yu Myung-hwan's comments came a day before the release of a much-anticipated report on the incident and are the first by a South Korean official clearly saying North Korea was behind it.

Speculation has steadily increased that a North Korean torpedo brought down the...

DRAMA AT THE HOME OF WINGS AND BOSOMS! A Detroit area Hooters waitress, 20 year-old Cassie Smith, is claiming that she was put on “weight probation.” As you can see from her body, pictured below, this is a wee bit perplexing.

Cassie Smith was up for her two-year review at a Roseville, Michigan Hooters and received glowing reviews, saying that,...