Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. We're about halfway through the academic term at Union College, where I ...

New computer models using simple granular physics have been able to match the curious diamond shape of asteroids like Bennu and Ryugu. In our never-ending quest to understand the universe, and ...

Sometimes you think you have a complete understanding of something and then BOOM—a simple problem throws everything out the window. Let's consider a very basic physics problem involving pushing a ...

Materials Needed: a piece of flannel which is clean and dry or paper towel, stream of water, flexible plastic ruler and a party balloon. In order for the stream of water to flow out, you need to open ...

The simplest questions are often the best. Robert P Crease tries to answer one from a physics student in Kenya Seeking perfection Tennis balls are a low-cost way to explore simple physics concepts, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. There's a problem with the field of high-energy physics, and it's the ...

Qian Sijin signs a copy of his new book What Is the Nature of the Material World. [Photo provided to China Daily] At 74, Qian Sijin still walks the long corridors of the European Organization for ...

It's complicated Studying the history of scientific disciplines like materials is not as easy as you might think. (Courtesy: iStock/Ani Ka) A neurosurgeon, who is about to retire, approaches a ...