Before There Was Airbrushing, There Was Corky

What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure?

Solar winds at a million miles an hour and freaky magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries.

Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas reached its closest point to the sun. Here's how to follow the rest of its journey away from our solar system.

By shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly.

“Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Project Amplify is Nike’s latest attempt to put some spring in your step with help from a powered mechanism that enhances the natural movement of the human ankle and lower leg.

In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor believed his new theory could help the Church understand the infinite nature of the divine. He miscalculated.

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.