Here are the best physics books for anyone looking for an accessible and engaging immersion into the world of physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

John Clarke, Michel H Devoret, and John M Martinis have been honoured for their work on quantum mechanical effects. What are ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Entropy is the process of losing energy and this can apply to physics and social systems alike. JamesBrey/iStock via Getty Images Life is full of small decisions: Should I pick up that sock on the ...

So a friend was asking me for help with physics homework, and I figured I'd help out since I enjoyed physics. I read the problem and couldn't come up with the right answer. Frustration ensued. Then I ...

Women account for only a quarter of U.S. graduates who earn bachelor's degrees in physics, according to the American Physical Society, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization. But Dr. Tatiana ...

AMES, Iowa – It won’t be long before aluminum parts manufactured in Ames are part of a $28 million upgrade to a nuclear physics experiment at a national laboratory in New York. Veronica Canoa Roman, ...

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called ...

The quantum internet may be coming to you via drone. Scientists have now used drones to transmit particles of light, or photons, that share the quantum linkage called entanglement. The photons were ...

For University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physics chair Ilias Perakis, Ph.D., the new UAB Science and Engineering Complex ideally illustrates one of his favorite quotes. “Why are we ...

Dark energy could have an accomplice that helps it slow the growth of large cosmic structures, such as vast superclusters made up of clusters of galaxies. A new analysis of astronomical data suggests ...