Physics
Preparing for a Mission to Mars Is Dangerously Boring
One of the biggest challenges to a Mars mission is just how long it takes to get there
There Is a Sculpture on the Moon Commemorating Fallen Astronauts
The crew of Apollo 15 placed a small aluminum sculpture on the moon to memorialize those astronauts had died
Physicists Find That “Absolute Zero” May Not Be Quite So Absolute
Using lasers and magnets, a group of physicists pushed potassium atoms to a state colder than absolute zero
This School Is Getting Girls Into Physics
The gap between boys and girls in math and engineering starts early and continues through college. But a school in the UK is trying to buck that trend
5 Science Stories to Watch in 2013
The new year could feature discoveries of life within subglacial Antarctic lakes, the brightest comet in generations and more
This Is What the End of All Time Looks Like
Feel like having your tiny human mind blown? Check out predictions for the next 10^10^10^76.66 years
Santa Could Totally Deliver All Those Presents Using Worm Holes Or Relativity Clouds
Have you ever wondered just how Santa delivers presents to every nice kid on Earth in just one night
Mythical Particles, Goldilocks Planets and More: Top 5 Surprising Scientific Milestones of 2012
From the Higgs Boson to the Curiosity rover, 2012 was a major year for science
On This Day in 1901, the First Nobel Prizes Were Awarded
One-hundred and eleven years ago today the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace
Sick of Fluorescents? New Technology Provides Flicker-Free Light
A new advance in lighting could soon bring a silent, consistent glow that's easy on the eyes to an office near you
The Science of Cooking a Turkey, and Other Thanksgiving Dishes
In a new book, the editors of Cook's Illustrated share some secrets to preparing the perfect holiday feast
The Physics of Flocking
There are a few things that people can watch forever - fire, water, and herds of animals moving
Watch Five Years of the Sun’s Explosions
A camera on the Hinode spacecraft has recorded the sun's X-rays for five years
Whatever Happened to Sociologists?
Sociology wasn't always the brunt of jokes from other scientists
Can We Link Hurricane Sandy to Climate Change?
Models indicate that climate change will cause more frequent and intense hurricanes, but the overall trend can't be linked with any particular storm
Teaching Physics with a Massive Game of Mouse Trap
Mark Perez and his troupe of performers tour the country, using a life-sized version of the popular game to explain simple machines
Alpha Centauri Has a Planet
A newly discovered planet circling Alpha Centauri is only four light years away and could point the way to habitable planets nearby
Sounding Smart with SmartNews: Your Cheat Sheet to the Nobels
Here, in Twitter-sized bites, are descriptions of the work that won the Nobel this week
Bad News Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Makes Ice Weaker
An MIT study reveals that carbon dioxide directly reduces the strength of ice, which has troubling implications for climate change
Today’s Physics Nobel Prize Didn’t Go to the Higgs
The winning research centers around figuring out the way light behaves at a very fundamental level - a field called "quantum optics"
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