Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as ...

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in custom, repeatable, three-dimensional patterns, ...

Have you ever wondered why a diamond can catch your eye from across a room? Well, this article will walk you through the ...

In my opinion, invisibility is no longer a science fiction concept.” A B-2 stealth bomber takes off from Nellis Air Force ...

Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help ...

When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this ...

Fresh snow can look like a blank sheet of paper, so bright it almost hurts to stare at in midday sun. Yet at the microscopic level, those flakes are not white at all, and the color we think we see is ...

It’s sometimes said you ought to look backward before you can look forward. This week, we’re showing how one very specific moment in American history has had knock-on effects for scientific ...

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

A major international review has upended long-held ideas about how top performers are made. By analyzing nearly 35,000 elite achievers across science, music, chess, and sports, researchers found that ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon takes a look at different kinds of magnets in Jan. 25's Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the properties of thermochromic paper in Jan. 18's ...