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British physicists have shaped our understanding of nature and the universe for more than a century, uncovering the building blocks of matter and furthering our knowledge…

Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of…

February 25, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSqueak! The surprising new physics of why basketball games are so noisyA new study explains why basketball…

Alarm bells are ringing in the UK research community. Physics departments may close and researchers leave the UK. What is happening and why?The alarm comes from…

February 12, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe physics of ‘Penisgate’ and how ski jumpers flyA scandal involving allegedly enlarged ski suits ahead of…

February 10, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientists may have discovered a pulsar at the Milky Way’s heart—a result that could reveal new physicsIf…

When the universe first burst into being, all of space was a cosmic cauldron filled with a roiling, fiery liquid of fundamental particles heated to trillions…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds…

In Stranger Things, the supernatural villain Vecna rules a nightmarish parallel world called the Upside Down. Credit: Netflix/Everett/ShutterstockThroughout its five seasons, the Netflix show Stranger Things…

In April last year, more rain fell in Dubai in a single day than would normally be expected to fall in an entire year.Credit: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP…