The origin and nature of solar spicules – jets of plasma ejected from the Sun’s surface which early observers likened to prairie fires – have remained a matter of contention for astrophysicists since ...

Surprising oil drop experiments suggest that the quantum world may not be as strange as advertised. For nearly a century, “reality” has been a murky concept. The laws of quantum physics seem to ...

Can the topology of microobjects influence the way they move in a fluid? Experiments and simulations show that the dynamics of elastic chains settling in a fluid depends on the way they are knotted.

Carbon sequestration experiments have gained momentum as governments worldwide acknowledged them as an environmental initiative. Carbon sequestration shows promise to alleviate climate change by ...