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6 January 2011 | ScienceNOW

Really Hot Doin's Discovered on the Sun

by Richard A. Kerr

Solar physicists can now see one way the million-degree corona is being heated

21 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

New State of Matter Seen in Clay

by Edwin Cartlidge

Ultrastable gel could improve drug delivery

16 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

What's Hiding the Universe's Brightest Explosions?

by Govert Schilling

Astronomers think they've figured out what causes "dark" gamma-ray bursts

13 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

Cosmic Radiation Features Could Suggest Our Universe Is Not Alone

by Jon Cartwright

Data may provide evidence of a "multiverse"

9 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

Video: Charging Takes a Toll on a Battery's Insides

by Edwin Cartlidge

Movie reveals why rechargeable batteries wear down

7 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Whoa Nellie! Slow Down on That Turn

by Jennifer Carpenter

Study reveals that horses round corners like people do

5 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

Video: Steering With Light

by Nathan Collins

Physicists turn objects with beams of light

2 December 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Earplugs in Space

by Robert F. Service

Researchers have found a way to make so-called viscoelastic materials work at extreme temperatures

24 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

Black Hole May Offer Clues to Extra Dimensions

by Nathan Collins

Controversial idea relies on string theory and warping of spacetime

17 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

Antiatoms Bottled for First Time

by Adrian Cho

Physicists take key step in efforts to compare matter and antimatter in a new way

12 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

Physicists Create Black Hole 'Light' in Lab

by Nathan Collins

Team produces something much like long-predicted Hawking radiation

11 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

Cats' Tongues Employ Tricky Physics

by Gisela Telis

Felines may lap water differently than any other animal

8 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

Rethinking Galactic Architecture: Dark Matter Optional

by Bruce Dorminey

Clusters of thousands of stars may have formed in an unexpected way

5 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

More Evidence for Hidden Particles?

by Nathan Collins

New study of particles called antineutrinos bolsters previous controversial result

3 November 2010 | ScienceNOW

How the Early Universe Cleared Away the Fog

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Researchers confirm process that made stars and galaxies visible

29 October 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: And the Winner Is ... Nanocones!

by Adrian Cho

Judges choose an image of nanocones in inaugural photo contest

25 October 2010 | ScienceNOW

Robot 'Hands' Write Without Fingers

by Kristen Minogue

Grain-filled sacks help robots get a grip on cumbersome objects

13 October 2010 | ScienceNOW

Baseball's Zany Pitches Just a Visual Illusion

by Phil Berardelli

Breaking curveballs and rising fastballs are merely in the eye of the batter

8 October 2010 | ScienceNOW

At the Smallest Scale, Water Is a Sloppy Liquid

by Phil Berardelli

Complex shapes and interactions could explain why H₂O is fundamental to life

5 October 2010 | ScienceNOW

Two-Dimensional Crystal Claims Physics Nobel

by Adrian Cho , Daniel Clery

U.K. duo wins for discovery of graphene

27 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: A Cure for the Distracted Driver?

by Phil Berardelli

Tactile navigation device keeps users on course

24 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Primordial Magnetic Field May Permeate the Universe

by Phil Berardelli

Halos in images of supermassive black holes reveal another possible big bang leftover

23 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Superaccurate Clocks Confirm Your Hair Is Aging Faster Than Your Toenails

by Adrian Cho

New generation of atomic clocks takes the measure of tiny effects of relativity

23 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

The Sun Can Lob Curveballs

by Phil Berardelli

Scientists discover that some solar magnetic storms will loop toward Earth

20 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Tuning In to Highest Energy Cosmic Rays

by Karen Heyman

Radio waves reflected off Antarctic ice could be used to track particles from space, chance observation suggests

17 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Metal Smasher Makes Aluminum as Strong as Steel

by Phil Berardelli

Technique could produce a cheap alternative to titanium for aircraft and body armor

17 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

'Dance Your Ph.D.' Finalists Announced

by John Bohannon

Judges pick the best danced interpretations of graduate research

14 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Say Goodbye to Sunspots?

by Phil Berardelli

New research suggests the magnetism that produces sunspots is weakening

9 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Physicists Fashion the Ultimate Peashooter Out of Laser Light

by Adrian Cho

"Light pipe" delivers tiny objects across room with hair's breadth accuracy

7 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

Tiny 'Flying Saucers' Could Save Earth From Global Warming

by Eli Kintisch

But emissions cuts still crucial, inventor says

2 September 2010 | ScienceNOW

'Impossible' Soccer Goal Explained by New Twist on Curveball Physics

by Phil Berardelli

Analysis of stunning kick shows how spinning balls follow spiral paths

26 August 2010 | ScienceNOW

Galactic Collisions Spread the Wealth

by Ken Croswell

When galaxies smash into each other, regions rich and poor in metals mix it up

16 August 2010 | ScienceNOW

Lessons From Skipping Stones Could Improve Aircraft Safety

by Phil Berardelli

Researchers develop model that reveals what happens when a stone skips across the water

5 August 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: The Source of Saturn's Radio

by Phil Berardelli

Scientists home in on the origin of strange signals from the ringed planet

4 August 2010 | ScienceNOW

These Materials Can't Be Stretched Thin

by Phil Berardelli

Auxetic materials get fatter when you pull on them

30 July 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Neutrino Observatory Picks Up Cosmic Rays

by Sarah Reed

IceCube confirms uneven distribution of rays in the southern sky

28 July 2010 | ScienceNOW

The Physics of a Rolling Rubber Band

by Karen Fox

Researchers model what happens when a rubber band rolls downhill

28 July 2010 | ScienceNOW

How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam

by Phil Berardelli

Solar sails could push satellites into previously impossible orbits

26 July 2010 | ScienceNOW

No Sighting of Higgs, But Fermilab Physicists Say They May Be Close

by Adrian Cho

Spurred by new limits on prized particle's mass, scientists push to run their atom smasher three more years

22 July 2010 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: The Core of Neptune, Here on Earth

by Kristen Minogue

Researchers seek to replicate the ultrahigh temperatures and pressures of the outer planets

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