Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics – Chad Orzel
One of the most amazing facts in physics is this: Quantum physics everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave...
One of the most amazing facts in physics is this: Quantum physics everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave...
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is one of a handful of ideas from quantum physics to expand into general pop culture. It says that you can never simultaneously know the exact...
Thinking of getting a tattoo? Decorating your birthday suit would add another personal story to a history of tattoos stretching back at least 8000 years. Tattooed mummies from around the...
You have about 20,000 genes in your DNA. They encode the molecules that make up your body, from the keratin in your toenails, to the collagen at the tip of...
How much can we really know about the universe beyond our galaxy? The Hubble Telescope has enabled us to see objects in space as far 13,000,000,000 light years away. But...
Cloudy climate change: How clouds affect Earth’s temperature. Earth’s average surface temperature has warmed by .8 Celsius since 1750. When carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have doubled, which is...
When the infamous fictional character, Carrie White, left her high school prom hall ablaze, and brought terror upon her town, she relied on her powers of telekinesis, the ability to...
Sadness is part of the human experience, but for centuries there has been vast disagreement over what exactly it is and what, if anything, to do about it. In its...
A, C, E, D, B, K. No, this isn’t some random, out of order alphabet. These are vitamins, and just like letters build words, they’re the building blocks that keep...
The city sky is, frankly, rather boring. If you look up at the patches of murk between buildings, you might be able to pick out The Big Dipper, or perhaps,...