Octopuses have long been known as escape artists and problem-solvers, but a new Dartmouth study adds a striking skill to their résumé: they can use mirrors to locate prey hidden out of their line of sight, a form of spatial... Continue Reading →
Astronomers have just given us the sharpest picture yet of the universe's vast, invisible architecture and it's breathtaking. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most detailed map ever made... Continue Reading →
On a day named after one of the strangest numbers in physics, the world pauses to celebrate the science that makes your phone, your MRI, and possibly the future of computing tick.
For nearly a century, the Big Bang has been the leading explanation for how our universe began: a hot, dense state that rapidly expanded into everything we see today. But there’s a problem. When physicists try to rewind the universe... Continue Reading →
Our understanding of black holes, time and the mysterious dark energy that dominates the universe could be revolutionised, as new University of Sheffield research helps unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Black holes – areas of space where gravity is... Continue Reading →
G.E. Moore (1873-1958) was a British philosopher (seen center here), who alongside Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein in the early twentieth century at Cambridge University, was a key protagonist in the formation of the analytic tradition during the twentieth century. ... Continue Reading →
What’s the difference between physics and biology? Take a golf ball and a cannonball and drop them off the Tower of Pisa. The laws of physics allow you to predict their trajectories pretty much as accurately as you could wish... Continue Reading →