Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have proven that the Carnot principle, a central law of thermodynamics, does ...

Why is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate? This is one of the most exciting yet unresolved questions in modern ...

WILLIAMSBURG — William & Mary Athletics has hired Larry Pulley ’74, former longtime dean of W&M’s Raymond A. Mason School of ...

This year’s Nobel Prize science winners got the good news from late-night phone calls and door knocks. The winners join the ...

How do you make an object invisible? Professor Sir John Pendry worked out that it involves guiding and bending light in precise ways by changing the structure of the material it is travelling through.

In January I wrote a piece titled “5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know.” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...

Things are about to get even more chaotic in Epic's battle royale game, with developers finally being able to publish islands with Fortnite general physics. Ah, I can see it now, the soccer balls are ...

WARREN, Mich. – General Motors’ engineering center in Warren is closed after two workers tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. In a letter to employees shared with Local 4 on Thursday (Sept. 11), ...

A General Dynamics Ajax IFV fighting vehicle is displayed on day two of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) expo in London on Sept. 10, 2025. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) LONDON — ...

The US Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General is initiating a review of “challenges” at the Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding collecting and reporting key economic data. The review will ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

Significant progress has been made in digital health over the last 10 years. It's now possible to see oxygen levels on a ring, stream real-time EKG to a phone, and monitor glucose continuously through ...