physics
Tendues and torque
Ken Laws was in his 40s when he decided to shift his center of gravity.
Meet the Nobel Laureate who detected ripples in the fabric of space and time
The physics behind 2017’s biggest superhero movies
Why we still remember a ‘relatively’ important eclipse nearly a century later
Hugh Everett Is Alive and Well in an Alternate Universe
The very real science behind 'The Expanse'
The SyFy show about colonizing space is based on a book series by the same name — and both are firmly rooted in science.
Here’s why new EPA chief Pruitt is ‘absolutely wrong’ about CO2 and climate change
Scott Pruitt says there's no proof that carbon dioxide pollution is causing the Earth to heat up. Well-established science — and a scientist who's a fellow Republican — says that's flat-out wrong.
It's All Relativity
The theory of relativity made Albert Einstein a household name. But coming up with the discovery was anything but elementary.
How to Catch a Spacetime Wave
Astrophysicist Janna Levin explains why it took scientists 100 years to confirm one of Einstein’s most outlandish predictions: gravitational waves.
A physicist who proved Einstein right started by tinkering with the family record player
He's helping to uncover the origins of the universe with a massive antenna so sensitive it detected faint invisible ripples in space from 1.3 billion years ago.
Hugh Everett Is Alive and Well in an Alternate Universe
When he was 19, Mark Everett’s father died. But his big idea, a surprising interpretation of quantum mechanics, lived on. And if that idea is right, he might still be alive … somewhere.
Lisa Randall: Knocking on Heaven's Door
Harvard physicist Lisa Randall is at the forefront of the search for dark matter. But she thinks good science should be beautiful, too.
A zero-gravity cup lets astronauts get a handle on their coffee
For decades, astronauts have had to drink from plastic bags to keep their water and coffee from floating away. Now NASA is trying out a new "zero-gravity cup" that uses physics to simulate taking a normal sip back on the ground.