The Itch Nobody Can Scratch

A new disease is plaguing thousands, but experts are in conflict over its…

Why Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold—Physicists Solve the Mpemba Effect

Aristotle first noticed that…

Why Physicists Are Saying Consciousness Is A State Of Matter, Like a Solid, A Liquid Or A Gas

Albert Einstein. His struggles. His failures.

The man you should know more about. 

Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future

After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely?

Throwback Thursday: What does Torque in a car do?

It’s one of the most bragged-about vehicle specs of…

How is the Universe bigger than its age?

We know that the Universe has been around for 13.8 billion…

How Many Planets In The Universe?

Given all the stars, galaxies and what we know about the laws…

How do Black Holes evaporate?

They’re the densest objects in the Universe, but even they won’t live…

In the 1970s, Scientists Discovered a 2 Billion-Year-Old Nuclear Reactor in West Africa