It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless.

The squeaking of sneakers on a gym floor is usually attributed to friction, specifically a stick-slip variety that involves cycles of sticking and sliding between two surfaces. But that model is best ...

Discover the fundamentals of mechanics with an in-depth look at the physics of forces on a frictionless inclined ramp at equilibrium. This video breaks down how normal force, gravitational components, ...

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A team of EPFL researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can model complex dynamical processes while taking into account ...

The currents of the oceans, the roiling surface of the sun, and the clouds of smoke billowing off a forest fire—all are ...

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and ...

I first came to the Aspen Center for Physics in the summer of 1989, the year after I got my doctorate. I was floundering in a ...

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

The Beyond Center hosts lectures and events to inform the public about its investigations of science and philosophy.

A new computational simulation of the early universe has revealed a fundamental, unbreakable geometric limit to the fabric of spacetime, dubbed the "Metric Wall." Discovered by independent physics ...