Head to Switzerland for a tour of CERN, the world’s largest particle physics research laboratory, to discover the secrets of ...

People use their bodies—not just their brains—to think. So the MIT Project on Embodied Education brings movement to the ...

A first dive into the ocean became a lesson in pressure, breath and survival. From compressed air and collapsing pressure zones to expanding lungs and nitrogen bubbles, scuba diving transforms the way ...

For many undergraduate students, exploring the complexities of physics for the first time, from wading through advanced mathematics, to absorbing information in a large lecture format, can be a ...

Football is said to be a game of inches and leverage, but Kansas City Chiefs pass-rusher R Mason Thomas may be inclined to argue that the sport is more a matter of physics. During a press conference ...

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Linda Godwin, a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of four space shuttle missions, knows what it’s like to spend a significant time in space. She chalked up more than 38 days in orbit. She carried ...

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago. At the ...

Some physics ideas sound simple at first, which is exactly why they get misunderstood so often. This concept shows up in everyday explanations, science discussions, and even classroom lessons, but ...

This project focuses on the causes of the Fukushima Daiichi accident and safety-related lessons learned for improving nuclear plant systems, operations, and regulations exclusive of spent fuel storage ...