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In 2010, renowned string theory expert Erik Verlinde from the University of Amsterdam and the Delta Institute for Theoretical Physics proposed that gravity is not a fundamental force of nature, but ...

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Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

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A wild conspiracy theory is spreading online about a seven-second gravity blackout on Earth. The claim suggests NASA knows ...

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