Paradoxes and other mischievous pranks our minds play on us. Write on a piece of paper ‘The statement on the reverse is true’. Turn the paper over and write ‘The statement on the other side is false’.

Movies might have us believe that bomb disposal comes down to cutting the right wire. In fact, explosive devices are complex and varied - and learning how to dispose of them safely involves intense ...

Before Mary I was Queen, no other woman had worn the crown of England. This made her a Tudor trailblazer, and a target. During her short reign she burned some 300+ people, earning her the nickname ...

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: One of the NFL’s best teams is being accused of cheating. After the Falcons fell 24-23 to the Patriots on Sunday, Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris claimed that New ...

ThatDudeinBlue takes his 500HP 2JZ-swapped 240SX out for its first drive and is blown away by the insane sound and power. Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait at National Gallery, removes impeachment text ...

To Scandinavia’s Sami people, the Northern Lights inspire fear and respect. Children should never tease the lights, elders have said, lest the aurora swoop down and carry them into the skies. Inuit ...

Scientists have finally unravelled the complex process that generates sound during handclaps, a discovery that shows how even simple acts can be rich with physics. The key to generating sound from ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Every time you applaud at a concert or celebrate a touchdown, your hands are performing a feat of physics that scientists have puzzled over for decades. Cornell University researchers ...

Despite some mixed reviews, A Minecraft Movie has been a total commercial success, breaking the record for best domestic opening weekend in the US for any video game movie — beating out 2023’s The ...

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...