This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers. Oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.

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Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

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The SAGEST Center brings together advanced computing, data analytics and engineering to model extreme environments using ...

Ten years ago, Vick Ballard was waived by the Colts after a history of injuries. Ballard was devastated but soon forged on to ...

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the ...

The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

Jack Kirby created many of Marvel's most iconic villains, but some of Kirby's lesser-known street-level villains were just as ...

Xbox games are more than just fun; they can actually teach you things. Some games can actually teach you skills you can use in the real world. Turn your Xbox into a way to learn by improving how you ...

Moonstone Beach is where Mother Nature does the heavy lifting in the beauty department. Named for the smooth, translucent stones that wash ashore after being polished by the Pacific, this beach offers ...