For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: ...

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Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most seasoned ...

The search for materials that can conduct electricity at room temperature without losing energy is one of the greatest and most consequential challenges of modern physics: loss-free power transmission ...

A bacterium already famous for shrugging off extreme radiation and desiccation has now passed another brutal test: surviving ...

The team’s theoretical calculations were largely supported by the results, and showed it’s all about the viscosity. Water reached the 90 percent mark in only a few seconds. Meanwhile, cold maple syrup ...

My travel schedule has become much busier recently, so I’ve been on a lot of flights. This inspired me to share what I think is a helpful metaphor. Please bear with me. In the late 1600s, Isaac Newton ...

Quote of the day by Newton: Isaac Newton’s law of gravity, formulated in 1687, dominated physics for over 200 years. Using Newtonian equations, astronomers could predict planetary orbits, calculate ...

Spread the loveThe world of nuclear physics is constantly evolving, with new findings that challenge long-held beliefs about atomic structure and behavior. Recently, a collaborative effort from an ...

The science of motion can often surprise you - and an inertia experiment could have the opposite results from what you think!