The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei –...
Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally – a new leaf unfurled,...
When you push “start” on your microwave or computer, the device flips right on – but major physics experiments like the Large...
In 2002, Thomas Hertog, then a theoretical physics graduate student, stepped inside Stephen Hawking's office at the University of Cambridge...
Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest....
Even though, to our knowledge, time travel has not yet been accomplished, scientists are nonetheless fascinated by the idea of it being...
