Physics

  1. Physics

    Trio wins physics Nobel for detecting gravity waves

    The 2017 Nobel Prize in physics went to three physicists for helping figure out how to search for ripples in spacetime — which launched a new field of astronomy.

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  2. Chemistry

    Why onions make us cry

    Researchers add another piece to the molecular puzzle biochemists have tried to solve for decades — why onions can make our eyes tear up.

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  3. Physics

    Scientists Say: Refraction

    Light or sound may bend as it travels from one medium, such as air, to another, such as water. This bending is called refraction.

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  4. Physics

    The Milky Way galaxy houses 100 million black holes

    Astronomers are estimating the number of black holes in galaxies of all sizes.

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  5. Climate

    Five portraits of Hurricane Irma’s record-breaking fury

    A series of remarkable images capture Hurricane Irma’s power and might — and the lessons they can teach scientists.

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  6. Physics

    The quantum world is mind-bogglingly weird

    At the smallest scales, particles are ghostly and ill-behaved. No one understands them, but that doesn’t keep scientists from trying.

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  7. Physics

    Explainer: Quantum is the world of the super small

    The word quantum often gets misused. What does it mean? Think small. Really, really small.

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  8. Physics

    Disabilities don’t stop these experts in science and tech

    People with disabilities are as varied as the careers some of them pursue in science, technology, engineering and math.

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  9. Materials Science

    Vinegar dissolves new electronics when they’re no longer needed

    Now you see it, now you don't. A new lightweight, low-cost technology disintegrates in kitchen vinegar.

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  10. Physics

    What scientists hope to learn from Great American Eclipse

    A solar eclipse will travel across North America on August 21. Scientists will use that opportunity to learn more about our home star.

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  11. Earth

    Scientists probe how an eclipse affects Earth’s atmosphere

    Parts of the electrically charged layer of Earth’s atmosphere lose that charge in an eclipse. Scientists are studying how it might affect everything from GPS accuracy to earthquake prediction.

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  12. Planets

    Early solar system may have slung giant mud balls

    The first asteroids may have been great balls of mud. That could solve some puzzling traits of meteorites.

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