Quantum communication saw major progress, including longer-distance demonstrations and systems that operate closer to ...

Concorde’s Mach-2 eclipse chase (30 June 1973) set the airborne totality record of 74 minutes and cemented its legacy as a ...

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense ...

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense rules we experience every ...

Pore-scale mechanisms of drag reduction by micro-blowing have rarely been explored. A direct numerical simulation (DNS) study ...

A hands-on physics experiment demonstrates how a basic self-braking pulley works, explaining the forces and friction that ...

A volcano can casually puff out perfect smoke rings into the sky. There is a simple science behind these rare volcanic vortex ...

This experiment puts a supposed perpetual motion device to the test. We break down how it works, what physics says should happen, and whether the motion can actually last without an external energy ...

Every year on the 21st of December, the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest day of the year and the beginning of ...

The field of turbulence theory continues to grapple with profound foundational questions despite extensive progress over ...

An artist's impression depicts the accretion disc surrounding a black hole, in which the inner region of the disc wobbles. In ...