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How do physicists solve a problem like entropy?

“You gotta know when to fold ’em.”

The great philosopher spent the final portion of his painful life in a vegetative state. Did illness get him there, or was it his own philosophy?

Everything is made of matter, not antimatter, including black holes. If antimatter black holes existed, what would they do?

Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.

The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.

1859’s Carrington event gave us a preview of how catastrophic the Sun could be for humanity. But it could get even worse than we imagined.

Effective leadership requires long-term strategy — not tactical reactions.

Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”

The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.

Really simple interventions can greatly reduce indoor temperatures during the summer, particularly in places like the Pacific Northwest.

The Universe is supposed to be the same everywhere and in all directions. So what’s that giant “cold spot” doing out there?

Each year, over half a million migrants cross the deadly jungle separating Colombia from Panama in search of a better life in the United States.

Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.

Life largely owes its existence to this equation. Be sure to hug your house plant today.

It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.

The researchers suggest that their results demonstrate intelligence in silico.

Leading a scientific revolution is easy: you just have to succeed where the current theory fails while equaling its successes. Good luck!

For years and over three separate experiments, “lepton universality” appeared to violate the Standard Model. LHCb at last proved otherwise.

A recent study overviews the thinnest X-ray detector ever created.

With advanced laser technology and an appropriate sail, we could accelerate objects to ~20% the speed of light. But would they survive?

In a time when we dislike and distrust our politicians, why can’t we get more popular leaders like Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad?

Whether you call it 10 quintillion, 10 million trillion, or 10 billion billion, it’s a 1 followed by 19 zeroes.

On July 12, 2022, JWST will release its first science images. Here are 5 ways the telescope’s findings could change science forever.

A wild, compelling idea without a direct, practical test, the Multiverse is highly controversial. But its supporting pillars sure are stable.

Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.

Scientists at UCLA and Penn argue that malfunctioning fat, not necessarily too much of it, is what makes people metabolically unhealthy.

All of these conflicts have a long history. They may also have a long future.

Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?

Everything else in the universe is either a particle or field. Dark energy behaves as neither, and it may be a property inherent to space itself.