Physics

  1. Physics

    Elephant songs

    Scientists figure out how elephants make their low, low rumble.

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  2. Physics

    No more bubble trouble

    Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises.

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  3. Physics

    Walking on water

    Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid.

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  4. Animals

    A trout’s nose-y magnets

    Cells in a fish’s snout respond to magnets.

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  5. Physics

    Dark matter search turns up empty

    Star study suggests our cosmic neighborhood may be lacking invisible matter.

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  6. Physics

    Too fast to be true

    Last September, scientists working on an Italian experiment called OPERA reported a measurement that seemed too amazing to be true. Their finding involved neutrinos, supersmall and ultrafast particles that can travel through almost anything without stopping. The scientists measured the speeds of neutrinos that zipped from one underground laboratory to another and reported that the zippy little particles traveled faster than light. In November, they repeated the experiment and got the same results.

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  7. Animals

    Speedy sharkskin

    Tiny, toothlike bumps boost sharks’ swiftness.

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  8. Animals

    Fish eyes go green

    Scientists find a surprise in the lens of a fish that lives in the dark.

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  9. Computing

    Electronic skin

    Tiny, nearly invisible devices stick to skin, ‘talk’ to computers.

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  10. Physics

    Explainer: What is Acoustics?

    The science of sound.

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  11. Physics

    Neutrinos not so fast

    Scientists say the particles may not outrace light after all.

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  12. Physics

    Breaking the universal speed limit

    Particles appear to race faster than the speed of light.

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