Physics

"Somewhere along the way, I came to the startling realization that all those equations actually mean something."

Why I Like Science: School Edition

Science is about unlocking the world around us and laying it out to be admired

Anyone dressing up as a mad scientist today?

Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas

No one else will be dressed like dark energy

Physicist Lisa Randall believes an extra dimension may exist close to our familiar reality, hidden except for a bizarre sapping of the strength of gravity as we see it.

Opening Strange Portals in Physics

Physicist Lisa Randall explores the mind-stretching realms that new experiments soon may expose

The space shuttle Atlantis, ready for liftoff.

Quirkiest Space Shuttle Science

As the space shuttle program ends, a salute to some of its most surprising studies

The issue of juiced baseballs surfaces every couple years during the month of April due to a high rate of home runs hit.

The Physics of Cheating in Baseball

Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers

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Watch a Trombone’s Shock Wave

Scientists have generated the first video of a shock wave from a trombone

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The Manga Guide to Relativity

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A Quick Tour Through the Nature of our Universe

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The World's Most Mysterious Manuscript

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Thunderstorms Launch Antimatter Into Space

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The Year in Science: A List of Lists

It's the end of the year, so you know what that means—it's time for the parade of "year in review" articles

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Ten Science Stories You Should Have Read

My ten favorite Smithsonian science and nature stories from the past year

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Cats Defy Gravity to Take a Sip

Replace the Kilogram!

The cavernous Super-Kamiokande detector in Japan is lined with 13,000 sensors to pinpoint signs of neutrinos.

Looking for Neutrinos, Nature's Ghost Particles

To study some of the most elusive particles, physicists have built detectors in abandoned mines, tunnels and Antarctic ice

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Comedians Discussing Chaos Theory? Only on British TV

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The Many Faces of Carbon

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Science Expressed in Dance

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The Science of Football

A roundup of how scientists explain America's most popular sport

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The Calculus Diaries

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