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    Prof Jon Butterworth

    Jon is a Professor of Physics at University College London. He works on the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

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    W boson: Is the new measurement for the subatomic particle's mass the first chink in the armour of the Stand Model? © Getty Images
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    Reality Check W boson: Is the new measurement for the subatomic particle's mass the first chink in the armour of the Standard Model?

    Is pink a real colour? © Getty Images
    Everyday science

    Is pink a real colour?

    Age of the Universe © Getty Images
    Space

    How do we know how old the Universe is?

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    Does sound generate any heat? © Getty Images
    Everyday science

    Does sound generate heat?

    Why are bubbles round? © Getty Images
    Everyday science

    Why are bubbles round?

    Why doesn’t Earth’s core melt the planet? © Dan Bright
    Planet Earth

    Why doesn’t Earth’s core melt the planet?

    What day of the week did the Big Bang happen? © Getty Images
    Space

    What day of the week did the Big Bang happen?

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