Physics

Snow is an all-too-familiar feature of the colder months across much of the U.S., but how much do you know about the science of snowflakes?

The massive blast that recently wrought devastation in Beirut was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, according to new research.

Marty McFly and Doc Brown may have traveled back in time and slightly altered their futures in the "Back to the Future" series, but a newly published study suggests paradox-free time travel is "theoretically possible."

Every year wildfires leave a trail of devastation across parts of the U.S.

Digital content is on track to equal half of Earth’s mass by 2245, according to new research.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a way to make “fool’s gold” more attractive.

Could we have already discovered dark matter?

Scientists from Duke University have revealed that World War I helmets perform remarkably well against shock waves compared to their modern high-tech counterparts.

No one really knows what happens inside an atom. But two competing groups of scientists think they've figured it out. And both are racing to prove that their own vision is correct.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system.