Laser etching on food-safe pigments can create 2D images that appear 3D. (Inside Science) -- Holograms are photos that, when illuminated, essentially act like 2D windows into 3D scenes. The pixels of ...

(Inside Science) -- Sometimes the best laid plans -- and eggs -- of fish go awry. In one species, females favor larger males, choosing more frequently to spawn with them. But female attention also ...

A new movie tells the story of an underdog Indian mathematician.

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Phillip F. Schewe is a physicist and writer who works at the Joint Quantum Institute in College Park, MD. He is the author of two books: Maverick Genius and The Grid. For many years he was at the ...

Electricity, appliances, automobiles are going to be more Internet-friendly 10 years from now.

Physics Today magazine features a special article this month examining science stereotypes in the popular TV show ...

Lightning is one of Mother Nature's double-edged swords; it is beautiful to watch as it lights up the sky, but it is dangerous when it hits the ground at a scorching 50,000 degrees F and brings with ...

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(Inside Science) -- Electronics small enough to fit inside cells may one day help scientists track individual cells and monitor their behavior in real time, a new study finds. These new devices could ...

(Inside Science) -- In her latest effort to study ancient wildfires, Claire Belcher gathered conifer needles and arranged them in her lab into small piles that mimicked how leaves accumulate in the ...