For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. The ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

A black hole with an extraordinary appetite, consuming the equivalent of 3,000 Suns every year, has left scientists both baffled and terrified. Its growth rate, which is a staggering 2.4 times faster ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

space.com: Distinguished University Professor Glenn Starkman, co-chair of the Department of Physics, explained what we know—and don’t know—about dark matter, including the two most prevalent ...

If you like (or don’t like) your curly hair, you can thank (or blame), your genes, your shampoo, your climate and your hairdresser. But the fact is they’re all bit players. The real determinant of ...

One possibility to explain the constants of nature is that there’s more than one universe. That we live in a multiverse, with ...

Do kaons decay using a new kind of physics? Researchers are trying to explain their anomalous findings. Their larger experiment is an ongoing investigation of CP symmetry. The anomalies could be ...

Paris’s most famous monument is never exactly the same height twice. Conceived in 1884 as the Tour de 300 mètres, the iron lattice was engineered by Gustave Eiffel’s team to reach a record-breaking ...

An exhibit of a quantum computer at O’Hare put on by the University of Chicago and IBM aims to make learning about the technology accessible amid Chicago’s rise as a quantum hub.

In a game often rooted in tradition, a new baseball bat is making waves, shaking up the sport with its unique design and unprecedented results. Dubbed the "torpedo bat," this innovative piece of ...