Physics

A good sweater is like a cozy hug made of yarn. For that, you can thank friction. New research reveals […]

The next time you get caught in the rain, thank your eyelashes for keeping your vision clear. Experiments with human

A new degradable microbead could soon replace plastic exfoliants in skin cleansers. Polymer spheres effectively remove permanent marker and eyeliner

Electric vehicles promise to help us move away from fossil fuels, but they present a new problem: how to get

Scotch tape is great for gift wrapping – and for science too. With some Scotch tape and a little creativity,

At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many

Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he was

Imagine Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airplanes. Steam robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in hats

An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to

Above the cloud tops, storms blow with a complex and frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a