Using the work of 18th-century mathematician Leonhard Euler, scientists have now cracked the great question of physics - and ...

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There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too.

Basic physics quickly gets messy in an irregular world, scientists discover in new research on the old problem of a ball ...

In the world of nuclear physics, protons often take the spotlight. But now, for the first time, the neutron has stepped into it. A recent experiment using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Jefferson Lab ...

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his ...

“We found that when a liquid jet or droplet train impacts a rigid surface below a certain critical impinging angle, almost no splatter is generated,” the researchers wrote in their study. “Thus, a ...

For over a century, men's public restrooms worldwide have featured essentially the same urinal design. Despite their ...

"The same bat design has been in existence for a century and a half, maybe," says Alan Nathan, professor emeritus of physics ...

“I think this is common for physics experiments [in ... duds that don’t have the proper angle. So for each attempt, the researchers checked their work by directly probing the sheets with ...