This puzzle is known as the problem of time, and it remains one of the most persistent obstacles to a unified theory of ...

With their identification of negative velocity, scientists have made a physics-defying discovery about how cells move.

Physicists have watched a quantum fluid do something once thought almost impossible: stop moving. In experiments with ...

When the universe first burst into being, all of space was a cosmic cauldron filled with a roiling, fiery liquid of ...

After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.’s largest particle collider—has ...

Life on Earth has long been understood to run on two main energy sources. One comes from sunlight, captured by photosynthesis. The other comes from chemical reactions, such as microbes feeding on ...

Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of ...

A strange form of matter called a time crystal has fascinated physicists for about a decade. These systems move in repeating ...

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The damage doesn't happen in long-term missions; just spending a couple of weeks in orbit can physically reshape an astronaut ...

Sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of tiny tube feet to navigate complex environments – despite the lack of a central “brain.” Now, researchers at USC Viterbi ...

The '80s are famously uneven when it comes to cinema, but movie masterpieces like The Shining and The Princess Bride keep ...