Final experimental result for the muon still challenges theorists

For experimental physicists, the latest measurement of the muon is the best of times. For theorists there's still work to do.

Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why

How can time feel so obvious, so woven into the fabric of our experience and yet, for thousands of years, remain the bane of ...
Scientific American

Does the Universe Keep Secrets? Inside the Black Hole Information Paradox

Yet according to physics, information is never destroyed. In principle, a burned book is just as readable as the original—if ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Do dead star cores last forever

Astrophysicists often describe the dense remnants of exploded stars as some of the most durable objects in the universe, yet ...

South African cops shoot, kill 167 Israelites

1910 Sailors on Brazil’s warships violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). It was ...
The Varsity

The philosophy of science

Philosophy of science treats knowledge as ever-evolving, rather than fixed in place. Scientific theories do not need to capture reality perfectly to be valuable; they need to work in context.