physics

How do wind turbines work?

Why are airplanes slower than they used to be?

The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight

Who decides how long a second is?

Do larger animals take longer to pee?

Newton's three-body problem explained

The sound of gravity

How humanity can reach the stars

What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life?

What's a squillo, and why do opera singers need it?

The beautiful, mysterious science of how you hear

The search for dark matter -- and what we've found so far

Hawking's black hole paradox explained

Are we living in a simulation?

The science of friction -- and its surprising impact on our lives

The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work

In the war for information, will quantum computers defeat cryptographers?

What it takes to launch a telescope

A new way to "grow" islands and coastlines

After billions of years of monotony, the universe is waking up

The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made

Turbulence: one of the great unsolved mysteries of physics

How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems

Inside the black hole image that made history

The physics of surfing

Three ways the universe could end

Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper?

A beginner's guide to quantum computing

What's the smallest thing in the universe?

How rollercoasters affect your body

What is the coldest thing in the world?

The case for curiosity-driven research

A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe

Where are all the aliens?

How we can turn the cold of outer space into a renewable resource

How quantum physics can make encryption stronger