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Karen Uhlenbeck Just Won One of Math's Most Prestigious Prizes. Here's Why Her Work Is So Important.
March 22, 2019 | ArticleHer work has led to some of the most important advances in math in the last 40 years.
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Truly Spooky: How Ghostly Quantum Particles Fly Through Barriers Almost Instantly
March 21, 2019 | ArticleScientists recently unraveled a physics puzzle that has stymied experts since the dawn of quantum mechanics.
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Physicists May Have Found a Way to 'Untangle' Information Trapped in a Black Hole
March 06, 2019 | ArticleScrambled particles provide a window into a black hole's heart.
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This Glass Seemed to Break the Laws of Electricity — Here's What Really Happened
March 04, 2019 | ArticleThe glass shouldn't have boiled. But it did. Physicists had to figure out why that wasn't against the laws of physics.
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Here's the Science Behind Finding North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
February 28, 2019 | ArticleRemote monitoring can reveal a lot.
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Physicists Just Solved a 35-Year-Old Mystery Hidden Inside Atomic Cores
February 25, 2019 | ArticleThe quarks inside atoms move slower than the quarks inside free-floating protons and neutrons. But why?
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A 12-Year-Old Built a Fusion Reactor in His Playroom
February 24, 2019 | ArticleA 12-year-old kid from Tennessee created a nuclear reaction in his family's playroom. Here's how he did it.
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Microwaved Grapes Spit Plasma, and Scientists Finally Know Why
February 22, 2019 | ArticleWhy do grapes ignite when you microwave them? At long last, science has an answer.
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Hawaii's False Missile Alert Shows Americans Have No Idea What to Do in Nuclear Attack
February 21, 2019 | ArticleAn erroneous alert about a nuclear attack was sent to Hawaii residents. The ensuing confusion and hysteria revealed that Americans are not prepared.
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Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science
February 20, 2019 | ArticleSay you need to prepare to shoot bullets into an asteroid and suck up the debris kicked up from the blast, then tuck it away for safekeeping.
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