Physics
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Scientists Move Closer to Creating an Invisibility Cloak
As far as the microwaves were concerned, the 7-inch-long tube did not exist -- is true invisibility that far away?
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Anti-Gravity Machine for Levitating Fruit Flies
A powerful magnetic field counteracted Earth's gravity and disrupted gene expression during development
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Could the Death Star Destroy a Planet?
Students in England concluded that the Star Wars space station could easily have destroyed an Earth-like planet
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The Secrets of a Shark Attack
In an attack against a Cape fur seal, a great white shark's advantage comes down to physics
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Why I Like Science: School Edition
Science is about unlocking the world around us and laying it out to be admired
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Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas
No one else will be dressed like dark energy
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Opening Strange Portals in Physics
Physicist Lisa Randall explores the mind-stretching realms that new experiments soon may expose
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Quirkiest Space Shuttle Science
As the space shuttle program ends, a salute to some of its most surprising studies
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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 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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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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