Physics

The world record for the thinnest pasta has been broken, although the new, narrow noodles are better suited for wound […]

Scientists may be wrong about dark energy. But they’re right about gravity, a new study suggests. Dark energy, the mysterious

Quantum entanglement has made its way to the top. Scientists have measured the strange quantum phenomenon of entanglement in top

Electric vehicles promise to help us move away from fossil fuels, but they present a new problem: how to get

At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many

An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to

Above the cloud tops, storms blow with a complex and frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a

Rays of cancer-killing particles have been caught red-handed. Particle beams can deliver a burst of destructive energy directly to tumors

To feed artificial intelligence’s voracious appetite for energy, tech companies are turning to small nuclear reactors. Last week, Google and

A hypothetical “fifth force” could attract asteroids, if it exists. But asteroid Bennu shows no signs that its orbit has