Physics

From wild page-turners of the eclipse-obsessed to a gentle children’s book for all ages.

Ptolemy's compendium, later known as the Almagest, dominated Western astronomy for 15 centuries. It was also wrong, and it took the fall of an empire to fix it.

May your holidays dazzle and bewilder.

Could infrasound, electromagnetic blips, gas leaks, and mold explain why some places just give us the creeps?

What to know if you want to skip a rock over 200 feet. Or fly to space.

A number of factors cause you to be lighter or heavier in different parts of the world.

The world’s first two-time Nobel Laureate was a nerd’s nerd who broke the law for knowledge.

After years of hypotheses that came up short, a physicist has finally found a solution.

At the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Lab in Corvallis, massive simulators allow researchers to test innovative ideas about sustainable energy, saving coastlines, and more.

A curated collection of images shows why this natural phenomenon has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia.