Cosmology and quantum physics both offer tantalizing possibilities that we inhabit just one reality among many. But testing that idea is challenging.

Right now, molecules in the air are moving around you in chaotic and unpredictable ways. To make sense of such systems, physicists use a law known as the Boltzmann distribution, which, rather than ...

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

Whether you're wishing to enter the teaching profession, seeking high-quality training in physics and mathematics or considering a career in health care, the legal profession or other science areas, ...

A new National Science Board report shows how the physical sciences, including chemistry, compare with other fields in US higher education. It also shows the recent impact of COVID-19 on US and ...

Have you ever wondered about the world around you? Like, why the sky is blue, or why people act the way they do? There are two big ways we try to understand these things: through physical science and ...

A detailed look at the Universe reveals that it's made of matter and not antimatter, that dark matter and dark energy are required, and that we don't know the origin of any of these mysteries. However ...