After two decades of increases, the overall number of physics bachelor’s degrees awarded has declined for the fourth ...

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Tropical cyclones are among the deadliest natural disasters, and the most expensive to recover from. Accurately predicting their tracks and intensities can improve early warning systems, thereby ...

Shrinking the gasket seal and increasing the anvil hardness in a multi-anvil press raises sample pressures by 80%.

(Inside Science) -- Have you ever played with a pocket-sized laser, wondering how far its light would travel? Could you, a naughty student inside a classroom on Earth, annoy a poor substitute teacher ...

The V-shaped flight pattern exhibited by migratory birds enables a flock to travel longer distances and conserve around 25% of their energy compared to birds flying alone. While bird flight mechanics ...

(Inside Science) -- For centuries, cinnamon has been used to enhance the flavor of foods, but new research shows that the spice could also help make foods safer. According to a study by Meijun Zhu and ...

The department’s budget request proposes a $1.1 billion cut to the Office of Science, similar to last year’s request.

Paul Dirac, at left, with Boris Podolsky. Dirac’s prediction of antimatter based on his relativistic extension of quantum mechanics was widely considered confirmed by the end of 1933. By contrast, ...

(Inside Science) -- There are enough nuclear weapons in the world to cause atomic Armageddon many times over, according to scientists, who estimate that no country could fire more than 100 nuclear ...

(Inside Science) -- Lanternfish are known for the bioluminescent organs known as a photophores that guide them through the deep sea. In some species of this group of fish, the organs shine like ...

Terahertz modulation is essential for high-speed communication systems, but a long-standing trade-off between low insertion ...