Researchers have uncovered friction without contact—driven entirely by magnetic interactions. As two magnetic layers slide, ...

Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.

As a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, I applaud Oregon Health & Science University’s recent decision to ...

Breakthrough ideas often appear when you least expect them—but studies show there’s more than one way to trigger a “eureka” moment.

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum mechanics, and eventually the transistor at the heart of modern computing.

In a series of experiments at Johns Hopkins University, Lily Zhao fired tiny samples of a microorganism with a room-sized gas ...

Local students dominated the 41st annual Tulare County Science & Engineering Fair. Of the six projects that are eligible for the state competition after stellar performances, five of them were ...

A new three-volume study explores how quantum physics, gravitation and cosmology may be understood within a unified ...

Check out the press program for the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit today. The conference will be held in Denver and online everywhere March 15-20.

The Shenzhou-21 crew members aboard the Tiangong space station have made significant strides in terms of space medical experiments and physical science research over the past week, while also ...