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The Scientific Value of Ignorance

In quantum physics, maximizing knowledge of a particle’s location requires fuzziness about its momentum, and vice versa.

By Frank Wilczek

August 31, 2023

3 min read

The Story Told by Ripples in the Sand

Somehow, orderly patterns emerge from the chaos of ocean waves

Helen Czerski

August 17, 2023

3 min read

Dr. Ranga Dias, an engineer and physicist at the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, poses for a portrait next to a laser inside one of his laboratories where he and other researchers test various superconducting materials on the University of Rochester campus in Rochester, NY on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. CREDIT: Lauren Petracca for The Wall Street Journal SUPERCONDUCTOR

University of Rochester Probes Superconductivity Researcher’s Work

The study by Ranga Dias and colleagues has drawn scrutiny since they described a long-held physics milestone.

Nidhi Subbaraman

August 17, 2023

2 min read

Scientists Question Superconductivity Claim From Physicist Accused of Plagiarism

Several scientists and labs have raised doubts about Ranga Dias’s discovery of a room-temperature superconductor.

Nidhi Subbaraman

August 2, 2023

7 min read

Sifting for the Right Questions in Science

Big, vague queries need to be brought down to earth so that researchers can look for evidence

Frank Wilczek

July 28, 2023

3 min read

Why Iceland’s Volcanic Activity Is Different This Time: It’s All About the Lava

November 16, 2023

3 min read

Staghorn coral rescued from the ocean after the bleaching event that spread across the Floridna Keys this past summer.

Florida’s Coral Reef Supports Fishing, Tourism and Beaches. Can Science Save It?

November 18, 2023

5 min read

IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 20: A waves breaks on the Pacific Ocean with Tropical Storm Hilary approaching in San Diego County on August 20, 2023 in Imperial Beach, California. Southern California is under a first-ever tropical storm warning as Hilary approaches with parts of California, Arizona and Nevada preparing for flooding and heavy rains. All California state beaches have been closed in San Diego and Orange counties in preparation for the impacts from the storm which was downgraded from hurricane status. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Climate Change’s $150 Billion Hit to the U.S. Economy

November 14, 2023

4 min read

What’s Wrong With Peer Review?

November 10, 2023

5 min read

On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth's magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3.

The Next Big Solar Storm Could Fry the Grid

October 11, 2023

8 min read

Physics

Latest News

The Scientific Value of Ignorance

The Story Told by Ripples in the Sand

University of Rochester Probes Superconductivity Researcher’s Work

Scientists Question Superconductivity Claim From Physicist Accused of Plagiarism

Sifting for the Right Questions in Science

Why Iceland’s Volcanic Activity Is Different This Time: It’s All About the Lava

Florida’s Coral Reef Supports Fishing, Tourism and Beaches. Can Science Save It?

Climate Change’s $150 Billion Hit to the U.S. Economy

What’s Wrong With Peer Review?

The Next Big Solar Storm Could Fry the Grid

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