Now scientists have determined the structure of this “blue whirl.” Four separate types of flames make up the blue whirl, researchers report August 12 in Science Advances.

Emily Kuhn, a former gymnast and current physics PhD student at Yale University, explains all the math behind the amazing flips and turns we see during the Olympic gymnastics competitions. Emily ...

Physics Is gravity a new type of force that arises from cosmic entropy? Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct of the universe's ...

There are three main types of magnetic levitation. In the first, known as active magnetic stabilization, a control system supplies the magnetic force required keep the levitating object balanced. The ...

The study of physics, of course, is a type of science—and all sciences collect experimental data to build models. Forces and acceleration are no different.

A subatomic particle called the muon is wobbling far more than leading physics models can explain. Its unusual behavior could be evidence of a fifth force of nature or a new dimension. Scientists ...

Scientists have detected a strange new type of high-frequency wave on the sun's surface, and the waves are moving three times faster than scientists thought was possible.