The manuscript by Hensley and Yildez studies the mechanical behavior of kinesin under conditions where the z-component of the applied force is minimized. The important study shows that much of the ...

Not shocking, once you think about it. Each kernel expands roughly 38 times its volume when it pops. Expecting salt at the ...

The Culture Lab is designed as a space to put these three lessons into action. Each week, I share experiments and reflections ...

The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect ...

A viral email about a work-from-home “5 minute rule” lit up social feeds recently, complete with a demand that employees “notify the team” before even taking a bathroom break. That kind of policy ...

A flash of light hits a simple iron crystal. In the space of a trillionth of a second, its magnetic behavior shifts, as if ...

MIT scientists used radium monofluoride atom to observe electrons entering atomic nuclei, revealing new details of nuclear magnetism.

The decision comes as Americans grow increasingly anxious about inflation, affordability, and the state of Trump’s economy.

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 ...

Ben Shapiro, the conservative podcast host, also condemned Mr. Carlson on Monday as “the most virulent superspreader of vile ...