Physics can feel inscrutable to students; this lesson helps them understand a graphing problem by analyzing their own ...

There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics ...

Star Trek's iconic warp drive, once pure science fiction, is now inspiring real-world astrophysicists. Scientists are developing theoretical models that could enable faster-than-light travel by ...

Trapped and squeezed: A single nanoparticle made of glass (a white point near the centre of the photo) is confined in an optical potential created with a focused laser beam. By detecting the light ...

This apparatus, held in London's Science Museum, has some significant purpose — or curiosity value — in the history of physics. Can you guess what it is? In 1937, George Paget Thomson followed in his ...

One way out Analogy of an electronic doorway state in a solid material. If the frog wants to escape the box, jumping to the height of the window is not enough. It must also begin its jump in a certain ...

Let's explore some common examples of potential energy curves and what they tell us about the motion of an object: ...

With a table full of data points representing different force and acceleration values, Angela and Carlos faced the crucial ...

Allison Williams shares where she thinks her Girls character Marnie would be today, saying she’s probably still making the same mistakes. She also reveals if she and Lena Dunham ever talk about a ...

During "Clubhouse Jukebox," Jennifer Hudson and Laverne Cox reveal their first concerts, share who they believe is the Queen of Pop and name one artist they’d love to collaborate with; plus, Laverne ...