Mysteries of Turbulence Unraveled
Simulations follow how swirls in a fluid transfer and dissipate energy
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Total Solar Eclipse Offers Rare Chance to Understand the Sun's Atmosphere
The first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. from coast to coast in 99 years is not only a must-see spectacle but also a valuable scientific opportunity
Mega-Tsunami Could Be Triggered by an Alaska Quake
Researchers have found tectonic features on the ocean floor off the Alaska coast similar to those that drove the 2011 earthquake in Japan
Closest Supermassive Black Hole Tests Einstein's Relativity
New observations of stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central giant black hole confirm Einstein’s theory yet again
The Great American Eclipse
In advance of the big solar eclipse on August 21, author and journalist David Baron talks about his new book American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World.
Ever-Elusive Neutrinos Spotted Bouncing Off Nuclei for the First Time
A new technology for detecting neutrinos represents a “monumental” advance for science
The Race to Reveal Antimatter's Secrets
In the shadow of the Large Hadron Collider, six teams are competing to answer one of the universe’s deepest existential questions
Conserving Angular Momentum--without the Skates
A spinning science activity
Wandering in the Void, Billions of Rogue Planets without a Home
New results suggest free-floating giant planets are less common than previously believed, but hint at vast numbers of smaller castaway worlds
Exotic Physics Glimpsed for First Time in Lab Crystal
Researchers create a bizarre effect once thought to only occur in intense gravitational fields
The Strange Topology That Is Reshaping Physics
Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing
Lawbreaking Particles May Point to a Previously Unknown Force in the Universe
Scientists aren’t yet certain that electrons and their relatives are violating the Standard Model of particle physics, but the evidence is mounting
Hunt for Flight MH370 Takes Searchers into Uncharted Territory
The hunt for the missing flight MH370 plane maps a largely unexplored part of the Indian Ocean's seafloor
Create a Marshmallow Map of Your Microwave Oven
A kitchen science project
Physicists Go Deep in Search of Dark Matter
A laboratory buried nearly a mile beneath South Dakota is at the forefront of a global push for subterranean science
LHC Physicists Unveil a Charming New Particle
The discovery could offer fresh insight into how fundamental forces bind together subatomic particles
Is Dark Matter Made of Black Holes?
A hidden population of black holes born less than one second after the big bang could solve the mystery of dark matter
Franklin's Lightning Rod Served Political Ends
Whether lightning rods should have rounded or pointy ends became a point of contention between rebellious Americans and King George III.
How Heavy Is Your Air?
A dense science project
Rainbow Photons Pack More Computing Power
Quantum bits, aka qubits, can simultaneously encode 0 and 1. But multicolored photons could enable even more states to exist at the same time, ramping up computing power. Christopher Intagliata reports.
