Physics

Climate change is already inside the house, not pounding on our door. From extreme heat waves to record-breaking storms, our planet is clearly in crisis. But what if we could …

If all we understood about the cosmos was untrue, what then? Now enter dark fluid, a novel idea that might unite dark matter and energy into one enigmatic force. If …

Physicists are one step closer to deriving a complete mathematical theory to predict how blood and other special fluids flow. These strange behaviors have puzzled researchers for decades. Not that …

Researchers at Columbia University have created a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) using sodium-cesium molecules, cooled to just five nanoKelvin and stable for two seconds. This achievement opens up possibilities for exploring …

One of Stephen Hawking’s most profound messages to humanity is that nothing lasts forever—and, finally, scientists may be ready to prove it. Hawking Radiation: The Key to Black Hole Evaporation …

Black holes are strange. Predicted as a result of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, they contain an outer region known as the event horizon – from which nothing, not even …

A Mysterious Slow-Pulsing Neutron Star Larger / A slowly rotating neutron star is still our best guess as to the source of the mysterious signals. A Discovery That Defies Explanation …