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

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Since the 1970s, astronomers have predicted that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, ...

Understanding what happens inside a material when it is hit by ultrashort light pulses is one of the great challenges of ...

World Function Some materials earn their place in a space because they’re tough. Others, because they look stunning. And then ...

Irish physicist William Rowan Hamilton’s pioneering work contained hints of the enigmatic wave–particle duality that governs ...

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Scientists from Rutgers have reported their discovery of a rare "Einstein cross" that helped them localize a large patch of dark matter. The paper shows not just a spectacular astronomical oddity, but ...

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