All of the objects in our solar system are acted upon by forces. Forces are pushes or pulls. Every force has both a strength and a direction. Applying a force on something–like pushing a toy car–can ...

It isn’t often that physics produces news that diverts the mainstream media from politics, crime and sports. But, now, in the space of four years’ time, physicists have twice elevated the intellectual ...

The lack of convergence between quantum laws and gravitation remains a persistent problem in physics. A recent advance, ...

A 2013 book by mathematician and science author Ian Stewart looked at 17 mathematical equations that shaped our understanding of the world. From basic geometry to our understanding of how the physical ...