Physics & mathematics
Whether it's the forces that keep athletes twirling, the weird laws governing the quantum realm, or the far-out ideas of time travel and alternate universes, physics and mathematics cover a lot of interesting territory.
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'Can you predict the future? Yes, of course you can.': Inside the 1 equation that can predict the weather, the Super Bowl, and more
By Tom Chivers published
"Life isn’t chess, a game of perfect information, one that can in theory be 'solved.' It's poker, a game where you're trying to make the best decisions using the limited information you have. "
Daylight saving time 2024: When does the time change?
By Jeanna Bryner last updated
Here's a look at when the time changes for daylight saving time 2024, and what is the purpose of daylight saving time in the first place.
Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present
By Live Science Staff last updated
An artist's illustration of an artificial neural network.
Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
By Manon Bischoff, Jeanna Bryner published
Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time
1st-ever observation of 'spooky action' between quarks is highest-energy quantum entanglement ever detected
By Ben Turner published
The discovery of two entangled quarks at the large Hadron Collider is the highest-energy observation of entanglement ever made.
Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
By Andrey Feldman published
New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.
Physicists unveil 1D gas made of pure light
By Ben Turner published
Physicists have created a one dimensional gas out of light particles for the first time. Studying how the photon gas behaves could help researchers discover some yet-unknown quantum optical effects.
What are centrifugal and centripetal forces?
By Jim Lucas last updated
reference Centrifugal and centripetal are two closely related forces that describe circular motion, but the meanings are often mixed up.
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