physics

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Tendues and torque

Ken Laws was in his 40s when he decided to shift his center of gravity.

Tendues and torque
The work of Rainer Weiss and colleagues fundamentally alters our understanding of the universe.

Meet the Nobel Laureate who detected ripples in the fabric of space and time

Meet the Nobel Laureate who detected ripples in the fabric of space and time
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The physics behind 2017’s biggest superhero movies

The physics behind 2017’s biggest superhero movies
1919 eclipse

Why we still remember a ‘relatively’ important eclipse nearly a century later

Why we still remember a ‘relatively’ important eclipse nearly a century later

Hugh Everett Is Alive and Well in an Alternate Universe

Hugh Everett Is Alive and Well in an Alternate Universe
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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.

The very real science behind 'The Expanse'
Scott Pruitt

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.

Here’s why new EPA chief Pruitt is ‘absolutely wrong’ about CO2 and climate change

It's All Relativity

The theory of relativity made Albert Einstein a household name. But coming up with the discovery was anything but elementary.

It's All Relativity

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.

How to Catch a Spacetime Wave
MIT professor Rainer Weiss dreamed up the idea behind an antennae so sensitive it could detect faint invisible ripples in space and time.

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.

A physicist who proved Einstein right started by tinkering with the family record player

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.

Hugh Everett Is Alive and Well in an Alternate Universe

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.

Lisa Randall: Knocking on Heaven's Door
A screenshot from a NASA video explaining the development of the zero-gravity cup.

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.

A zero-gravity cup lets astronauts get a handle on their coffee

The Science of Time Travel

The Science of Time Travel

Hidden Worlds

Hidden Worlds