Physics
Ghostly Neutrinos Created in the Heart of the Sun Are Finally Detected
This is the most direct evidence supporting researchers’ ideas about how the Sun is powered
Geckos Can Control the Movement of Their Toe Hairs
Geckos take advantage of van der Waals forces to run across ceilings, but a simple shift allows them to drop to the ground
There’s an Easy (And Tasty) Way to Measure the Speed of Light at Home
You can make surprisingly accurate calculations using chocolate and a microwave
How Do You Build the World's Tallest Water Slide?
From conceptualization to the first plunge, building the world's tallest water slide takes more trial-and-error than you might believe
How a Flock of 400 Flying Birds Manages to Turn in Just Half a Second
The birds' patterns of movement are surprisingly similar to that of superfluid helium
Lasers Make a Fiber Optic Cable Out of Thin Air
Just like a fiber optic cable, without the physical cable
Who Knew Fungi and Fruit Fly Ovaries Could Be So Beautiful?
Princeton University’s annual science art contest shines a light on the research world, adding a video element this year
Spider Silk is a Fine-Tuned Alert System
Web fibers can send a wide range of messages
How Does Nature Carve Sandstone Pillars and Arches?
Researchers say the right mix of erosion and stress creates Earth’s natural sandstone arches and columns
We Know Physics is Largely White and Male, But Exactly How White and Male is Still Striking
Most current physics students will likely never have an African American physics teacher, says a new survey
The North Pole Could Soon Drift Over to Siberia
Earth's magnetic field seems to be weakening and potentially migrating
There's a Cheap And Easy Way to Turn Things Invisible
Real invisibility cloaks are a long way off, but here's a handy—if somewhat limited—replacement
What If There's a Way to Explain Quantum Physics Without the Probabilistic Weirdness?
An old idea is back in vogue as physicists find support for "pilot wave theory," a competitor to quantum mechanics
Turning Light Into Matter Might Finally Be Possible
Researchers have a formula for turning colliding photons into electrons and positrons
Take a Peek Into the Future's Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian's Two-Day Festival
The magazine's 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.
One More Way Cities Might Mess With Birds—By Throwing Radio Waves at Them
Radio waves disrupt birds' migratory patterns, but birds may have a natural work-around
A Simple Trick May Have Helped the Egyptians Build the Pyramids
No ancient aliens needed: A little bit of water reduces friction when dragging a sled over sand
How to Improve Your Vision Without Glasses, Contacts Or Surgery
Knowing a little about the physics of light can help you focus
This Obscure Species of Mite Is the Fastest Animal on Earth
The mite just defeated the previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle
The Big “Gravitational Wave” Finding May Have Actually Just Been Some Dust
A supernova remnant interacting with interstellar dust could have caused the signals interpreted to be gravitational waves
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