Physics

The magical physics of binary worlds: The science behind 'Upside Down'

Not even physics can stand in the way of true love.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

Scientists have achieved the first ever energy-positive fusion reaction! So what does that mean?

Our lives probably won't change, but our kids' or grandkids' might.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

The space weather forecast might also predict aliens

Extraterrestrials are now in the forecast. 

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

Does our universe have a mirror anti-universe — and could it reveal dark matter?

Detectable dark matter might not be an oxymoron.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

Every organ in our bodies starts out as a vortex

Just don't look inside...

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

11 months ago

Was our universe really made for intelligent life, or could it spawn anywhere?

Your mind is about to get blown... like, whoa.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

11 months ago

Antimatter and matter fall at the same rate. Well, within 3%.

Antimatter is just like matter where it matters.

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

The fastest human superpower is finger snapping, just not while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet

Finger snapping is the fastest human motion, but Thanos wouldn’t have been able to blast the universe with it.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Hot superionic ice is the newest state of matter and a huge oxymoron

As if the thought of scorching black ice isn’t weird enough, it now exists as a new state of matter.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Fixed moments in time: The science behind the fiction in 'Marvel's What If...?'

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 year ago