There are people who can do truly amazing and fascinating experiments, and luckily for you, we created a list of 10 simple physics experiments with everyday materials to learn and impress your friends ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. We're about halfway through the academic term at Union College, where I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. I spent several days in California last week (thus the lack of blogging ...

The rapid retreat of sea ice in Antarctica can be explained by the "simple physics" of the sun's melting powers, according to a new study. Heat from the sun could explain why ice around the South Pole ...

Sometimes the universe is just too complicated to analyze. Heck, if you take a tennis ball and toss it across the room, even that is practically too complicated. After it leaves your hand, the ball ...

A provocative new paper is proposing that complex intelligent behavior may emerge from a fundamentally simple physical process. The theory offers novel prescriptions for how to build an AI — but it ...

Physics faculty are participating in the sixth annual Running of the Turkeys — a Thanksgiving Day benefit — and inviting other people in the campus community to join in. Professor Lloyd Knox said ...

It's complicated Studying the history of scientific disciplines like materials is not as easy as you might think. (Courtesy: iStock/Ani Ka) A neurosurgeon, who is about to retire, approaches a ...

Materials Needed: a piece of flannel which is clean and dry or paper towel, stream of water, flexible plastic ruler and a party balloon. In order for the stream of water to flow out, you need to open ...