Tag: Physics
Measuring helium in distant galaxies may give physicists insight into why...
Anne-Katherine Burns, University of California, Irvine
When theoretical physicists like myself say that we’re studying why the universe exists,...
How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the ‘father...
Calder Walton, Harvard Kennedy School
“Oppenheimer,” the epic new movie directed by Christopher Nolan, takes audiences into the mind...
Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which...
Francisco José Machín Jiménez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Borja Aguiar González, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated...
John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both...
Quantum physics proposes a new way to study biology – and...
Clarice D. Aiello, University of California, Los Angeles
Imagine using your cellphone to control the activity of your own...
Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and...
Ted Heindel, Iowa State University
Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can...
May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse...
Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics...
Partha Chowdhury, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
