We've seen space wars fought in movies and TV shows for almost a hundred years now, but what would a real-life space battle be like? It wouldn't be like the movies, that's for sure! In principle, yes, your enemy could c...

physics -based bumper sticker. The effect is called blue s...

Researchers Qiang Chen and Tie Jun Cui of Southeast University in Nanjing, China created a device that partially simulates the effects (to a limited scale) of a black hole. It bends light differently from a the way that...

There's a strange hexagon shape at the north pole of the planet Saturn.  It was spotted 20 years ago, and Cassini confirms it's still there.  Is it some alien fortress/outpost?  Or something surprisingly cooler? Th...

The entropy of the universe may be 100 times worse...  ...entropy “heat death.” I know nothing about physics , therefore I propose that people take alarmist, u...

What happens when two smoke rings of equal size and different colors meet head on? It's almost like art! http://technology.todaysbigthing.com/2009/08/04 -via Metafilter You'll find a discu...

Absolute Zero is Cool T-Shirt - just $9.95 over at...  ...n (yes, using magnets to cool things down - ain't physics interesting?) to cool rhodium to 100 pK (technica...

Are you familiar with these sixty symbols from physics and astronomy? The University of Nottingham is fo...

(Links open in a new browser window/tab) When Squirrel Attacks This short video clip confirmed my worst nightmare: that squirrels are highly traine...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJzRuprW_cc][YouTube - Link]A rattleback or wobblestone is an object with a smooth bottom that can be spun like a top. Unlike conventional tops, however, the rattleback has an asym...