Physicists and educationalists have many theories about why so few girls study physics. Valerie Jamieson goes back to school and asks female pupils what they really think. Vanessa Bennett, Callie ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world. When you purchase through links on our site ...

How can we forget him! The physics professor at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach went viral a few months ago for his wild classroom experiments. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has forced ...

No one can question the impact of science on human civilization, and the importance of experimentation in science is equally undeniable. Some experiments confirm what we already know, others suggest a ...

Diana Parno’s head swam when she first stepped inside the enormous, metallic vessel of the experiment KATRIN. Within the house-sized, oblong structure, everything was symmetrical, clean and blindingly ...

Physicists often find thrifty, ingenious ways to reuse equipment and resources. What do you do with 800 square feet of scintillator from an old physics experiment? Cut it up and give it to high ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In Dr. David Wright's physics class at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, every day brings a new surprise. “Physics is fun,” said the energetic professor. “I want ...

AMES, Iowa – Eli Rosenberg is back in his Iowa State University office, papers and books spread across his desk, an inbox full of requests for assistance, stories and photos from four years of ...

College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your ...