A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

Microscopic parasitic worms use static electricity to pull themselves toward flying insects, turning physics into a powerful ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...

Smart glasses with augmented reality displays and computer vision sound very useful, but the creep factor is doing them in.

Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that definition ...

A new laboratory earthquake model connects real contact area with earthquake dynamics, paving the way for improved prediction and early warning systems. Scientists have created a new laboratory model ...

The world’s first all-optical radio runs on laser light, not electricity, opening new possibilities for stealth sensors and satellite applications.

Electrons in graphene just broke their own sound barrier. Scientists created a controllable electronic shockwave inside a ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics honors three quantum physicists—John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis—for their ...

Guillermo del Toro’s retelling of the story about a scientist trying to create life is a visual treat and a rousing ...

Like the novel, del Toro’s Frankenstein starts with a frame story set in the Arctic. A ship on an expedition to the North ...