The following is an excerpt from Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli. These lessons were written for those who know little or nothing about modern science. Together they provide a rapid ...

What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they ...

When you have a balloon floating in a car and start driving, instead of getting thrown back, it actually flies forward. What? Are balloons immune to ...

Particle physics invented big, global science, and national and now global facilities. If history is any guide, nothing will prevent them from answering the big questions!

Light source discovery 'challenges basic assumption' of physics Date: January 16, 2017 Source: University of Strathclyde Summary: A widely-held understanding of electromagnetic radiation has been ...

Using a 3D-printed gel model of a fetal brain, a group of researchers showed that simple mechanical and physical forces cause the brain to curve and fold into the distinctive roadmap-like curves ...

A billion billion attoseconds just passed while you read this. Why is such a tiny timeframe crucial to this year's Nobel physics prize winners?