The wetland puzzle that stumped hydrology for decades—how physics and AI joined forces to predict unmeasured regions

For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: ...

Simulation makes it possible to study movements of cell's largest protein complexes without supercomputers

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Do Basketball Players’ Shoes Squeak on the Court? Here’s the Physics Behind the Iconic, High-Pitched Sounds

The physics behind shoe squeaks is surprisingly complex. Phil Roeder via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0. As illustrated by the High School Musical song “Get’cha Head in the ...

Physicists build a quantum Newton’s cradle where energy flows without resistance

The original story “ Physicists build a quantum Newton’s cradle where energy flows without resistance ” is published in The ...
Popular Mechanics

A Scientist Says He Has the Evidence That We Live in a Simulation

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Many philosophers and scientists ...