I'm completely stunned,' UC Berkeley professor says after winning a Nobel for work on quantum physics, the technology behind ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics.

Most early airplanes had their propellers mounted at the back—so why did the aviation world flip that around? The surprising shift from push to pull isn’t about speed or tradition. It’s about airflow, ...

The U-2 shouldn’t still be flying—but it is. Pilots wear full pressure suits just to board it. Landing it requires someone chasing you at 140 mph. And yet, despite its age, the Dragon Lady still flies ...

BERLIN – For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.

“Curious people,” according to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez, “had the right to exhibit a controlled disrespect ...

If you feel anxious during takeoff, you are not alone. Here is why that stomach-lurching sensation happens and how you can ...

South Burlington-based BETA Technologies, Inc on September 29, 2025, applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the ...