Physics
Scientists Find That Water Might Exist in a Whole New State
Think water comes in just liquid, ice and gas? Think again
The Hidden Connections Between Darwin and the Physicist Who Championed Entropy
These magnificently bearded men both introduced a dose of randomness and irreversibility into the universe
What Does It Take to Win a Nobel Prize? Four Winners, in Their Own Words
Some answers: Messiness, ignorance and puzzles
How a Goggle-Wearing Parrot Could Help Future Robots Fly
By flying through a haze and lasers, Obi the parrotlet helped researchers figure out how much lift birds produce
Was the Speed of Light Even Faster in the Early Universe?
Physicists propose a way to test if light exceeded Einstein's constant just after the Big Bang
How OK Go Has Revolutionized the Music Video
To pull off one of their most daring videos, they needed a borrowed Russian transport jet, spreadsheets and calculus, and a lot of motion-sickness medicine
Meet the Team of Scientists Who Discovered Gravitational Waves
This year, the geniuses behind LIGO announced that they had finally found what Albert Einstein had predicted a century ago
Meet the Zeptosecond, the Smallest Slice of Time Yet Recorded
Using an two types of lasers, researchers measured the ejection of helium electrons with previously unheard of precision
Why Theoretical Physicist Sylvester James Gates Sees No Conflict Between Science and Religion
“I got used to the idea that questions had answers.”
NASA’s New, Super-Efficient Airplane Wing Comes With a Twist
The agency and several universities have designed a flexible wing that could reduce the cost of building and fueling airplanes
Using Math to Build the Ultimate Taffy Machine
A mathematician dives into taffy-pulling patents to achieve optimum confection creation
Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels
Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter
Scientists Catch Schrödinger’s Cat on Camera
No cats were harmed in the making of this science
Scientists Have Found The Most Efficient Way to Hold a Coffee Mug
Drinking it is a different story
Soon Everyone Will Be Able to Read NASA-Funded Research
Get ready for a lot more space science
Researchers Discover the Blue Whirl, a New Type of Flame
Naturally occurring fire tornadoes are scary, but a new clean-burning, controlled version could help clean oil spills
Must the Molecules of Life Always be Left-Handed or Right-Handed?
They are on Earth, but life on other planets could play by different rules
Researcher Discovers First Written Evidence of Laws of Friction in Leonardo Da Vinci's Notebooks
A scientific breakthrough was dismissed as a useless doodle—until now
Physicists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Knuckleballs Are So Hard to Hit
All with the help of a ball-throwing robot
Cats Are Adorable Physicists
Beneath that fluffy exterior lies a shrewd understanding of how the world works
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