The famous synchronized fireflies are just one of many types of insects that fall under the purview of national park ...

Scientists recently announced newly described dome-headed dinosaur species, the most complete skeleton of its kind ever found ...

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a powerful new material by guiding bacteria to grow cellulose in aligned patterns, resulting in sheets with the strength of ...

John Wallace "Wally" Fowler, original founder of iconic country-gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, was born on Feb. 15, 1917, ...

Stephen Hawking used his fame to warn humanity about its potential — and rapidly approaching — end. He provided a possible solution, but just how viable is it?

If the pulsar is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the space-time around the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole ...

Famous last words from history range from poetic to absurd, offering an intimate and often ironic glimpse into humanity’s final moments. Rock the Country festival: Artists dropping out amid Kid Rock ...

Parts of devices that are perfectly smooth can still experience friction because of the electrons within them, but a new method may enable researchers to turn it down or fully turn it off. Controlling ...

Tiny specks of rock, ice, minerals or other chemical compounds float freely throughout the universe. This so-called cosmic dust contains ingredients crucial to the formation of stars, planets, comets ...

AIP’s oral history collection is a rich resource for anyone studying the history of physics. The collection, which started in the 1960s, is comprised of audio recordings detailing physicists’ academic ...

Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey made history in 1966 as the first Ghanaian to earn a PhD in Mathematical Physics from Princeton University in the US. His achievement brought international ...