Space & Physics
Physicists Explain "Gravity-Defying" Chain Trick
It turns out that the leaping beads get a push from the jar
Stories by Elizabeth Gibney
Space & Physics
Star-mapping Mission Lifts Off
The Gaia mission's two telescopes are designed to chart one billion stars and help to answer questions about the origins of the Milky Way
Policy
Extreme Workloads Plague Scientists at the Start of Their Careers
The survey of 650 respondents in 12 countries included a pressure to publish and a struggle to maintain a work-life balance, especially for academics who are parents...
Space & Physics
How “Magic-Angle” Graphene Is Stirring Up Physics
Misaligned stacks of the wonder material exhibit superconductivity and other curious properties
