Physics

Physics

Wet-dog physics

Wet, hairy animals shake at just the right speeds to get rid of water.

Physics

A very good blast from the past

And into the future: New, cool stuff that lasers can do.

Physics

Explainer: What is a laser?

Lasers are the brightest source of light on Earth and produce the purest form of color possible.

Chemistry

Prizes award big ideas about small things

Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes.

Tech

When love-hate is materially good

Researchers copy nature's water-loving, water-repelling ways to make smarter stuff

Physics

New waves for safe flying

Scientists are perfecting a new generation of airport scanning machines.

Physics

The newest superheavy in town

Superheavy element forged in lab is a first.

Planets

Mercury’s magnetic twisters

The planet's strange atmosphere may have a lot to do with the sun.

Chemistry

The memory of a material

A popular polymer can remember what shape it was in.

Physics

The hottest soup in New York

A quark-gluon plasma reaches the highest temperature ever measured in a lab.

Health & Medicine

Making light of sleep

Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.

Tech

The science of disappearing

Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.