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Scientists create invisibility cloak, still need to iron out wrinkles

Using prisms of calcite crystals, researchers have developed a way to 'bend' light so that it appears to pass right through a three-dimensional object.
Stonehenge timber twin revealed in shovel-less dig

Stonehenge had a twin nearby made of timber, say archeologists who made the new discovery. But this dig was done with magnetometers, radar, and video game 3D technology.
Stonehenge twin – 'Timberhenge' – discovered with radar imaging

Stonehenge wasn't the only mammoth circle in southern England 5,000 years ago. Using new radar imaging equipment, scientists have identified what was once a nearby circle of huge timbers.
Stonehenge twin, a wood henge, is found nearby

Stonehenge archaeologists said Thursday they have uncovered the foundations of a second circular structure only a few hundred yards from Stonehenge.
Dark matter update: scientists say dark matter looks like cigars

Scientists say dark matter around many galaxy clusters is a flattened, cigar-like shape, rather than a rounded sphere.