Physics

Faith February 9, 2016

The Bible and science: The ultimate power couple

Many today see science and the Bible as a bitterly divorced couple and feel forced to take sides, but they are remarkably harmonious.

PLANET EARTH January 29, 2016

Fighter jets caused sonic booms along New Jersey coast, officials say

Sonic booms heard and felt along the eastern shoreline were caused by military fighter jets conducting tests, officials said.

Physics January 6, 2016

Here's the science behind North Korea's H-bomb claim

Did North Korea really join the H-bomb club?

Physics December 16, 2015

Science breakthrough? Physicists may have discovered Higgs boson relative

Could scientists have found a particle heavier than the famous Higgs boson?

Physics December 12, 2015

Englert and Higgs win Nobel physics prize for subatomical particle research

Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass.

Physics December 5, 2015

Physicists unveil new particle results helping explain universe

Scientists at the world's top lab for particle physics say they've witnessed an extremely rare event that adds certainty to how they think the universe began.

Physics December 2, 2015

Both sides could be lying in Russian fighter jet incident, scientists say

The circumstances behind Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet last week continue to be hotly debated between the two countries.

Physics November 21, 2015

Einstein 'God' letter to sell on eBay, with bidding starting at $3M

A handwritten letter in which Albert Einstein questioned the existence of God is going up for sale on eBay with bids starting at $3 million, just four years after it fetched $404,000 at auction.

Transportation November 6, 2015

How can a plane land at the wrong airport?

With technology-filled cockpits and modern-day navigational systems, how likely is it for pilots to land at the wrong airport?

Asia November 6, 2015

China to build world’s most insane bridge

The "Mobius" bridge, proposed for the Dragon King Harbor River development in Changsha, China, is about to become the craziest bridge anyone ever had to cross.

Science Education November 5, 2015

Meet the teenager who designed a safer nuclear power plant

A physics wunderkind, Taylor Wilson became the youngest person to ever create fusion at age 14. And since graduating from high school last year, he's devoted himself to finding innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems.