Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism and the Euler equation top a poll to find the greatest equations of all time. Robert P Crease discusses the results of his reader survey First among equals – ...

Physicists’ main goal is to be able to predict what will happen in the future based on patterns they’ve already observed, whether in massive systems of stars or tiny groups of atoms. Predicting ...

Alex Small is a professor of physics who writes fiction to see if he can. He doesn’t study particle physics, but he does work with three-dimensional beings exhibiting hints of intelligence. In the ...

Katherine Hignett is a reporter based in London. She currently covers current affairs, health and science. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2017, she edited a medicine industry newspaper and its ...