A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

AI is rewriting the laws of physics, uncovering hidden forces, and reshaping our understanding of the universe. Discover the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, the renowned mathematician David Hilbert had a grand ambition to bring a more rigorous, mathematical ...

A Dublin student has won the top prize at 'The Eurekas', a major annual awards programme that works to break down barriers to the study of physics. The Institute of Physics competition is open to ...

Since the 1990s, evidence has been growing that quantum computers should be able to solve a range of particularly complex ...

When a guitar string is plucked or a playground swing is set in motion, the movement gradually fades away. Physicists call these “damped harmonic oscillators,” and Newton’s laws do a fine job of ...

Biology is now the fourth most popular subject for Leaving Cert students after Irish, English and mathematics, with 61pc of all students plumping for it. However this year only 13.5pc of students sat ...

Researchers in Germany have discovered that slipping on ice is caused by dipole interactions, not friction or temperature.

What started as a frustrating kitchen challenge turned into award-winning science: Fabrizio Olmeda and his colleagues ...