The Mid-Atlantic Ridge – a section of which from Iceland appears in the puzzle – is the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are moving apart at about 2.5 cm per ...

Quirky backyard sprinklers helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery about how flowing water makes objects spin.

A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the ...

Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation. The achievement transforms a long-standing ...

Most of us know someone who seems unbelievably lucky. They hear about a new apartment being for rent before anyone else. They wander into situations that suddenly catapult them into a great new job or ...

Whether you’re a paranormal believer or cynic, there’s no denying that there’s something strange about Skinwalker Ranch in northeastern Utah. Weird noises, glowing orbs, shadowy figures, mysteriously ...

Following the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, lateral flow assays (LFAs)—the category of test strips in which the presence or lack of a pink line indicates whether a specific molecule, like a drug ...

Physics of the future: "AI will keep getting better and better at physics. We will not." Matthew Schwartz of Harvard University predicts an inevitable role for AI in physics. (Courtesy: Candice Chua) ...

When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching. Among the names read out was Prof Peter Higgs, the British theorist who, nearly half a century ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here. Modern physics ...

The CBSE Class 12 Physics exam 2026 drew mixed reactions. Some students struggled with long, calculation-heavy questions, while others found scoring opportunities in conceptual and derivation-based ...

The CBSE Class 12 Physics board exam 2026 was conducted on February 20, 2026 across the country at designated CBSE exam centres. Students who appeared in the examination can now check the full Physics ...