Break down the physics behind the MythBusters Rocket Car with this detailed explanation of net force! In this video, we analyze the forces acting on the rocket car, step by step, to show how Newton’s ...

Learn how to calculate the coefficient of friction on inclined planes in this physics tutorial. Step-by-step explanations cover the forces, equations, and reasoning you need to solve friction problems ...

When starting this ice challenge, most people just step on the side of the bowl and slide down to the bottom. Then you’re ...

Albert Einstein, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, developed the theories of relativity. Born in Germany in 1879, he is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. Einstein's famous ...

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

Quantum mechanics has a way of sounding like pure philosophy until an experiment forces it into everyday language. In 2025, ...

Life on Earth has long been understood to run on two main energy sources. One comes from sunlight, captured by photosynthesis. The other comes from chemical reactions, such as microbes feeding on ...

A new theory has suggested there are mysterious forces lurking under the Bermuda Triangle, which has led to boat sinking and ...

Astronomers have spotted an unexpected and dramatic event in the early universe: a tightly packed collision involving at ...

As an Arctic blast drives temperatures far below zero across the US, meteorologists have issued ‘exploding trees’ warnings.

From galaxies to the Sun, new research explains how turbulent motion can produce large-scale magnetic fields that remain ...

A 22-year-old Australian woman has died after her backpack got stuck in a ski lift. Brooke Day was snowboarding at the ...