An international team of researchers led by Hokkaido University has characterized the unique mechanics that enable Arcella, a ...

The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there ...

One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists ...

Discover how the diving bell spider constructs a silk platform underwater and uses it to trap air and make a diving bell.

The brand-new, jaw-dropping Lego smart brick tech can recognize other bricks, activate effects and play music. They're ...

With a Smart Brick, Lego creations can come to life. A car could make engine sounds until it crashes, or Darth Vader could ...

The Smart Play system as a whole is going to make its debut in the Lego Star Wars theme, with—obviously—an X-Wing set and a ...

The Linac Coherent Light Source in California has been firing record-breaking X-ray pulses for years, but now it’s due for a ...

Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal, by Max H. Bazerman (MIT Press, 200 pp., $32.95) Some social-science findings are just plain fun. They instantly lend themselves to media ...

"Inside the NBA" is back with the same crew, the same set and the same theme song. On a different network. The beloved NBA studio show made its long-awaited debut on ESPN on Wednesday ahead of the ...

Maintenance crews discovered the stowaway on an American Airlines plane Sunday. A stowaway was found dead Sunday in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight that arrived in Charlotte, North ...