Woodturning can sometimes produce unexpected results. In this experiment, a bowl is pushed to its limits on the lathe to see what happens when wood fails under stress. The results are dramatic and ...

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Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Hollywood has never been known for its strict adherence to science. In most blockbusters the laws of physics are treated more like polite suggestions than hard rules.

Dieting and weight concerns make people overeat and gain weight. Dieting remains pervasive in American culture, but the milkshake study, and similar ones that followed, nonetheless reshaped many ...

Gold cannot form until certain unstable atomic nuclei break apart. Exactly how those nuclear transformations unfold has long been difficult to ...

A new private space observatory, the Lazuli Space Telescope, is on track to surpass Hubble with its larger mirror and cutting ...

This article looks at some of the biggest names in tech that put out products that ended up being total flops. From phones that literally caught fire to glasses that made people feel awkward, these ...

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The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise ...

Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on ...

In his latest video, a self-professed “science nerd” and amateur high-energy physicist shows us what happens when you give a ...