Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.

This ferrofluid bolt kit starts simple, but the payoff is instant. The moment the magnetic fluid touches the bolt and neodymium magnets, it erupts into sharp black spikes that look almost alive. Then ...

Calorie counting isn’t just difficult, it’s riddled with problems that make it practically useless for anyone trying to lose ...

Large language models like ChatGPT have grown rapidly in scale, capability and adoption over the last few years. But while ...

Technology is changing fast, and it feels like science is on the cusp of some big breakthroughs. But what if the way we do science could be changed too? That’s where something called science coin ...

Breakthrough ideas often appear when you least expect them—but studies show there’s more than one way to trigger a “eureka” moment.

Antibiotics are accumulating in a major Brazilian river, especially during the dry season when pollution becomes more concentrated. Scientists even detected a banned drug inside fish sold for food, ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in ...

Washington State University professor Mesut Cicek and his research team repeatedly tested ChatGPT by giving it hypotheses taken from scientific ...

Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A new ...

Some lives are measured by the positions they hold or the years they serve. Others are remembered for the ideas they nurture, the institutions they strengthen ...

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?