An elegant new equation identifies the surprisingly orderly, mathematical way in which things break, shatter, and fall apart.

For nearly a century, scientists have understood how crystalline materials—such as metals and semiconductors—bend without ...

Periodic maintenance is common too, but still inefficient and often based on time, not actual machine condition. That ...

Whether it is a cube of sugar or a chunk of a mineral, a mathematical analysis can identify how many fragments of each size ...

What if the famous P vs NP problem isn’t just about algorithms but about the observers trying to solve them? Research ...

We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says ...

Physicists have demonstrated with unprecedented accuracy that the speed of light remains constant. In 1887, a landmark physics experiment was carried out by American researchers Michelson and Morley.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Oden ...

Is it worth it? Every pilot lost in an airshow is a pilot who won't be available to defend the nation when it truly matters.

Each chapter in the paper offers case studies: a mathematician or a physicist stuck in a quandary, a doctor trying to confirm ...

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a ...

Integrating data and models is essential for advancing our understanding and management of water resources in an era of rapid ...