What is reality? Why we still don’t understand the world’s true nature
It’s the ultimate scientific quest – to understand everything that there is. But the closer…
Physics
Maths says you need coarser coffee grounds to make a perfect espresso
By Jason Arunn Murugesu Dripping with flavour Five Senses Coffee (Australia) A more efficient way…
Scientists made a bow tie-shaped molecule and it changes colour
By Alice Klein Looking smartHuan Cong, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, China Chemists have…
Watch the first ever video of a chemical bond breaking and forming
By Layal Liverpool Chemical bonding is one of chemistry’s most fundamental conceptsToshiyuki Shirai/EyeEm/Getty Images A…
In the quantum realm, cause doesn’t necessarily come before effect
In everyday life, causes always precede effects. But new experiments suggests that no such restriction…
Strange particles found in Antarctica cannot be explained by physics
By Chris Baraniuk The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is hunting particles in AntarcticaMartin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Particles…
Trippy maths program could help figure out the shape of the universe
By Donna Lu WhoaHenry Segerman A trippy maths program that visualises the inside of strange…
It would take Iran more than 4 months to develop nuclear weapons
By Debora MacKenzie People march during the funeral of Qassem SoleimaniMajid Saeedi/Getty Images THE risk…
Are dark matter and dark energy related in anything apart from name?
Field notes from space-time | There is no law of physics dictating that dark matter…
Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel – if we can make it
The universe’s most common element could also be its most wondrous. Two different groups of…