The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

Why does light carry energy even though it has no mass? This video explains the real physics behind photons, energy–momentum ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...

What happens when you travel close to the speed of light? Discover the real physics behind time dilation, where your clock ticks slower than Earth's. We explore how the universe visually warps for a ...

Tatiana Erukhimova, during the 2023 Mitchell Institute Physics Enhancement Program for high school physics teachers. Erukhimova, an instructional professor and outreach coordinator in the Department ...