In 1887, one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of Earth by comparing the speed of light in ...

The text is now best known for introducing “Pascal’s Law” or “Principle,” that any change of pressure in an enclosed incompressible fluid (like water) is transmitted equally to all points within the ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

THE formulation of de Broglie's wave-particle theory in 1924 and its experimental verification in 1927 by Dr. C. J. Davisson at New York and Prof. G. P. Thomson at Aberdeen mark an outstanding epoch ...

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

New observations suggest that the relationship between light emitted by quasars has changed over cosmic time, hinting that ...

Zoe Adams is driven by a love of thoughtful, detail-oriented work. It’s a passion that led her to archives and, ultimately, ...

The ancient world was probably filled with magicians using science only a few understood, but the works of one man have ...

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

Discover what the next wave of AI-assisted drug discovery looks like and how it can help biotech - the AI and physics combo.

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

Fei-Fei Li, a professor of computer science at Stanford University and the co-founder and CEO of World Labs — a startup ...