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Patchen Barss has written, edited, and produced stories about science, research, and culture for more than 20 years. His writing has appeared in Nautilus, Scientific American, the Globe and Mail, National Post, and the Toronto Star. He has been a producer at CBC Television and the Discovery Channel, and has a longstanding fascination with patterns and nature.

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Seven Molecules’ Claim to Fame

Hunting for Eclipses as Perfect as Earth’s

The Freaky Celestial Events We See—and the Ones We Don’t

Discovering the Expected

An Arguably Unreal Particle Powers All of Your Electronics

The Quirky Muon Just Might Spur a Physics Breakthrough—Again

The Unlikely Rocks Found in Mosques, Siberia & Outer Space

The Trouble With Teleportation

Supernovas & Other Big Bangs: Where Your Body Comes From

Outsmarting the CERNageddon

Mystery in Motion, Beauty in Battle

Where Could You Find the Best Surfing in the Universe?