Tag: Physics
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...
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is...
Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments...
How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to...
Mishkat Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology
The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity...
Synchrony with chaos – blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody...
Raphael Sarfati, University of Colorado Boulder
Imagine an old-growth forest in the fading light of a summer evening. As...
What is quantum entanglement? A physicist explains the science of Einstein’s...
Andreas Muller, University of South Florida
The 2022 Nobel Prize in physics recognized three scientists who made groundbreaking contributions...
Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and...
Joseph Scalia, Colorado State University
If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
