Physics
U.S. Postage Stamp Will Honor the 'First Lady of Physics'
Chien-Shiung Wu’s experiment in 1956 helped her colleagues win the Nobel Prize while her role was only mentioned in the acceptance speech
Magnetic Fields Detected in Venus Flytraps
Researchers used sensitive instruments to measure weak magnetic fields when the flytrap's 'jaws' closed up
Chili Pepper Compound Increases Solar Cell Efficiency
Adding capsaicin, the chemical responsible for making chili peppers spicy, improved the efficiency of solar cells in experiments
These Are the Highest-Resolution Photos Ever Taken of Snowflakes
Photographer and scientist Nathan Myhrvold has developed a camera that captures snowflakes at a microscopic level never seen before
Isaac Newton Thought the Great Pyramid Held the Key to the Apocalypse
Papers sold by Sotheby's document the British scientist's research into the ancient Egyptians and the Bible
Tiny Bubbles Under a Ship May Be the Secret to Reducing Fuel Consumption
A technology called air lubrication offers a way to make large ships more efficient
Scientists Are Detecting More Gravitational Waves Than Ever Before
The LIGO and Virgo teams have spotted 50 total cosmic signals since 2015
Three Scientists Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for Breakthrough Black Hole Discoveries
These Nobel laureates helped discover and describe the mysterious cosmic voids in our universe
Undersea Earthquakes May Help Us Take the Ocean’s Temperature
The technique could allow for more accurate and comprehensive monitoring of the world’s warming oceans and track climate change
The Physics of Why Hot Water Sometimes Freezes Faster Than Cold Water
For decades, physicists have debated whether the phenomenon exists and how to study it
How Do Dogs Find Their Way Home? They Might Sense Earth's Magnetic Field
Our canine companions aren't the only animals that may be capable of magnetoreception
Five Scientific Achievements That Happened During Coronavirus Lockdown
Quarantine did not stop these innovators from discovering new species, creating the elusive fifth state of matter remotely, and more
Distant Black Hole Collides With a Mysterious Object
Scientists detect what is either the heaviest known neutron star or the least massive black hole ever recorded
Thanks to Physics, This Chocolate Is Iridescent—and Safe to Eat
One Twitter user and Swiss researchers have created chocolate that diffracts light like a prism
Here’s How to Blow the Perfect Giant Soap Bubble, According to Physics
Sometimes, science really blows
A New Experiment Hopes to Solve Quantum Mechanics' Biggest Mystery
Physicists will try to observe quantum properties of superposition—existing in two states at once—on a larger object than ever before
New Generation of Dark Matter Experiments Gear Up to Search for Elusive Particle
Deep underground, in abandoned gold and nickel mines, vats of liquid xenon and silicon germanium crystals will be tuned to detect invisible matter
The Mathematics of a Well-Tied Knot
Fibers that change color under pressure helped researchers predict knot performance
For the First Time, a National U.S. Observatory Has Been Named for a Female Astronomer: Vera Rubin
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will image the entire visible night sky every few nights
The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade
Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors, and unlocking new ways to fight disease
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