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A screen capture from the video game adaptation of Fallout.
Arts & Entertainment

What is ‘Fallout’? Physicist breaks down the science of Amazon’s sci-fi show and the horrifying reality of nuclear radiation

by Cody Mello-Klein
A photo of a clock with an orange overlay.
Science & Technology

You’ve heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? A physicist explains what is messing with the Earth’s rotation

by Cody Mello-Klein
3 rings on a black background.
Arts & Entertainment

What is the ‘3 Body Problem’? Astrophysicist explains concept behind hit Netflix show

by Cody Mello-Klein
Illustration of a star-field.
Science & Technology

What is a nova outburst? Astrophysicist explains science behind the once-in-a-lifetime event that will light up the sky this year

by Cody Mello-Klein
A waning gibous moon.
World & National News

Yes, the moon is shrinking. Here’s what that means for the planned Artemis III mission — and future lunar visits

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by Tanner Stening
View of planet earth from the porthole of a spacecraft in space.
Science & Technology

Are space elevators possible? Physicist says they could transform humanity into a ‘spacefaring civilization’

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by Tanner Stening
Kanye West at the Oscar Party wearing oversized sunglasses, a black shirt, and a chunky gold necklace.
Arts & Entertainment

Ye’s titanium teeth: How would they fare as teeth? Experts weigh in on his oral transformation

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by Tanner Stening
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examining fuselage plug area of the Alaska Airlines plane.
Science & Technology

The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says

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by Tanner Stening
northern lights
Science & Technology

Why you probably won’t see the Northern Lights in New England—despite early forecasts

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
The carbon fiber debris from the Titan submersible.
Science & Technology

Physicist explains why the Titan submersible’s carbon fiber was ineffective

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by Tanner Stening
oceangate titan submersible underwater
World & National News

Physicist explains how Titan’s ‘catastrophic implosion’ might have happened–and what it meant for those on board

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by Tanner Stening
Science & Technology

Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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by Tanner Stening