The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. Is there a scientific reason why the universe exists?

A strange kind of geometry governs how particles move inside matter. Now, for the first time, physicists have uncovered its ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an enormous loop of ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that ...

Electrons in graphene can act like a perfect fluid, defying established physical laws. This finding advances both fundamental ...

For nearly two centuries, scientists believed that ice becomes slippery because pressure or friction melts its surface. New ...

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A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

Researchers in Germany have discovered that slipping on ice is caused by dipole interactions, not friction or temperature.

For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible ...

Scientists have proposed a new kind of subatomic particle to explain another particle’s mysterious disintegration. What just ...

Shuttlecocks are unique among the various projectiles used in different sports due to their open conical shape. Sixteen ...