We have known for several decades that the universe is expanding. Scientists use multiple techniques to measure the present-day expansion rate of the universe, known as the Hubble constant. These ...

In physics, the classical "Hall effect," discovered in the late 19th century, describes how a transverse voltage is generated ...

Physicists have produced experimental evidence that anyons, exotic quasiparticles long thought to exist only in ...

At the tail end of 2025, Brandon Sanderson left his massive Cosmere fantasy universe behind for his new short story collection Tailored Realities. But more surprisingly, the book largely leaves the ...

Ron Mickens Image Collection . Over the past several years, Dr. Mickens has also sent us a large collection of personal ...

Michael Pollan’s new book, about the mystery of consciousness, strengthens the case that technology will never truly replicate humans.

After changing how we eat and how we trip, the author returns to his garden — and the page — to examine the mystery of ...

Questions about what the federal government may know about extraterrestrial life in the cosmos — or possibly even here on ...

Caves across North America and Europe exhibit a breathing effect. This phenomenon is driven by physics, specifically ...

After a season of struggles with his swing and with his health, Michael Massey turned into a bit of a physicist this ...