Ashley Hamer Pritchard

Strange 'domain walls' act like independent quantum object in the new experiment.

By Ashley Hamer Published 1 March 22

Reference The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred from one location to another and converted to and from other forms of energy.

By Jim Lucas Published 28 February 22

Here's how snakes can hiss even though they don't have front teeth.

By Ashley Hamer Published 26 February 22

Russian troops have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which still contains nuclear waste that could pose a threat to the surrounding area.

By Ashley Hamer Published 25 February 22

Reference Faraday’s law of induction describes how an electric current produces a magnetic field and, conversely, how a changing magnetic field generates an electric current in a conductor.

By Jim Lucas Published 18 February 22

Reference The Second Law of Thermodynamics says, in simple terms, entropy always increases. This principle explains, for example, why you can't unscramble an egg.

By Jim Lucas Published 7 February 22

Reference Thermodynamics is the branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.

By Jim Lucas Published 2 February 22

Reference The zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two bodies are each in thermal equilibrium with some third body, then they are also in equilibrium with each other.

By Jim Lucas Published 1 February 22

Reference A scientific theory is based on careful examination of facts. It is much different from the non-scientific use of the word.

By Alina Bradford Published 31 January 22

Tigers may be orange, but their prey don't see them that way. Here's why it doesn't matter that these giant cats are brightly colored.

By Ashley Hamer Published 29 January 22

Here's why you sometimes hear a hum when you turn on an electric device or walk near a transformer.

By Ashley Hamer Published 24 January 22

Science is a systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work.

By Alina Bradford Published 17 January 22

A scientific law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it.

By Alina Bradford Published 17 January 22

Is there any truth to the tale that daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders?

By Ashley Hamer Published 16 January 22

The three-body problem, which has plagued science since the days of Isaac Newton, is closer to being solved, scientists say.

By Ashley Hamer Published 4 January 22

Some stars don't have planets orbiting them. Here's why.

By Ashley Hamer Published 25 December 21

Bizarre quantum objects called Q balls could explain why the universe if filled with matter and ultimately why we exist.

By Ashley Hamer Published 15 December 21

Scientists just broke the record for water's freezing point.

By Ashley Hamer Published 10 December 21