In this video, we walk through the process of calculating the coefficient of friction and the force required to move a block. Using clear examples and step-by-step explanations, you'll gain a solid ...

In a cafe at CERN in 1992, three physicists realized they disagreed about how many constants are needed to describe all of nature. A recent paper suggests only one – time – is necessary.

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, good ol' Earth helps us understand what the universe might be doing beyond ...

We wrote recently to IN‘s “man in Mexico” to ask him how he analyzed the recent privatization of PEMEX, the giant oil company ...

A team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin (UT), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Scripps ...

Pulmonary diseases pose a major health problem worldwide with millions of affected individuals and dire economic impact.

A massive tsunami generated just offshore could turn large stretches of the U.S. Pacific coastline into a disaster zone ...

Like many great stories involving people in and around the film industry, this one begins with a trip to the movies. Although ...

Pollution from rare earth mining in Myanmar is tainting rivers in Southeast Asia, threatening farmers, fishermen, and entire ...

An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be ...