I tried a series of amazing light experiments to explore reflections, refractions, and optical illusions, showing just how fun and surprising light can be.

A fun compilation of creative physics experiments and projects that explore fascinating concepts in an engaging and hands-on ...

There’s a lot of physics going on inside a cold glass of beer. This is especially the case right after the initial pour, when the pint (hopefully) amasses a frothy head of foam. “Hopefully” is the key ...

New concept art reveals the canceled 2K project Project Gravity, a would-be spiritual successor to SSX from several of the ...

ITER is the world’s largest and most ambitious fusion energy experiment. Fusion is the process that powers the Sun, and ...

The 2025 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics took place in Marseille from 7 to 11 July.

A new experiment called QROCODILE, led by the University of Zurich and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has achieved record sensitivity in the ...

The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

Smooth, fast, and futuristic. Maglev trains are transforming Asia’s mobility while the West struggling to keep up. Find out why.

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...