There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...

There may be a fifth fundamental force of the universe that we haven’t documented yet — and, according to new research, our best bet of uncovering it may not lie in deep space, but in objects ...

By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position ...

Modern physics is filled with theories that challenge human understanding of existence. Concepts like the multiverse, ...

Over the last few decades, there have been quite a few science-related books with one-word titles. “Cod” and “Salt” by Mark Kurlansky come to mind, as does Dava Sobel’s “Longitude.” Such books promise ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how neurons sense and transmit mechanical forces across their membranes—a key to understanding touch, movement, and development.