Discovery of Galileo's Long-Lost Letter Shows He Edited His Heretical Ideas to Fool the Inquisition
Document shows he lied about his alterations
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Lights, Camera, (Capillary) Action!
A historical science activity from Science Buddies
Pirates Needed Science, Too
On International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here's an eye-patch-witness account of how science helps in all peg-leg walks of life, even piracy
Reimagining of Schrödinger's Cat Breaks Quantum Mechanics—and Stumps Physicists
In a multi-“cat” experiment the textbook interpretation of quantum theory seems to lead to contradictory pictures of reality, physicists claim
Burning Man's Mathematical Underbelly
It’s mostly an art festival, but attendees are impressively fascinated with science and math
White House Hobbles Nuclear Weapons Safety Agency
As Trump calls for new bomb production, the administration cuts safety board access to nuclear facilities
When Neutron Stars Collide
Astrophysicists have gotten a better glimpse at what happens to crashing neutron stars by listening in on the electromagnetic echoes of the collision. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Go with the Flow
A turbulent activity from Science Buddies
Pulsar Discoverer Jocelyn Bell Burnell Wins $3-Million Breakthrough Prize
The award recognizes not only the astrophysicist’s transformative discovery, but also her subsequent work to promote equality and diversity in science
Pasta Problem Cracked!
An intrepid undergrad led the way to understanding the physics of snapping strands of spaghetti.
Turn the Sun's Energy into Power
An energy-harvesting science project from Science Buddies
Physicists Observe the Higgs Boson's Elusive Decay
Directly detecting this long-predicted phenomenon further validates the Standard Model of particle physics
U.S. Is Woefully Unprepared for Nuclear Strike
Its health system lacks the capacity to respond to attacks that use high-powered modern weapons
To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole
Researchers make significant progress toward proving a critical mathematical test of the theory of general relativity
Can You Catch a Bubble?
A soapy science activity from Science Buddies
The Ancient Roots of the Internal Combustion Engine
Taking apart the internal combustion engine reveals our collective genius
A Superconductor Scandal? Scientists Question a Nobel Prize–Worthy Claim
Scientists claim to have achieved superconductivity at room temperature, but other physicists say the data look doctored
LHC Physicists Embrace Brute-Force Approach to Particle Hunt
The world’s most powerful particle collider has yet to turn up new physics—now some physicists are turning to a different strategy
Is Dark Matter Real?
Astrophysicists have piled up observations that are difficult to explain with dark matter. It is time to consider that there may be more to gravity than Einstein taught us
Is Gravity Quantum?
The ongoing search for the graviton—the proposed fundamental particle carrying gravitational force—is a crucial step in physicists’ long journey toward a theory of everything
