Forgetting feels like a failure of attention, but physics treats it as a fundamental process with a measurable price. At the ...

A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If there’s one law of physics that seems easy to grasp, it’s the second law of thermodynamics: Heat flows spontaneously from hotter ...

Physicists have heated gold to over 19,000 Kelvin, more than 14 times its melting point, without melting it, smashing the long-standing “entropy catastrophe” limit. Using an ultra-fast laser pulse at ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, the renowned mathematician David Hilbert had a grand ambition to bring a more rigorous, mathematical ...

The Kansas City Royals were hot Wednesday at Wrigley Field, scoring an 8-4 road win. So were the Chicago Cubs. And the umpires. And the fans. Everyone felt the heat in Wrigleyville. Fans swarmed to ...

The United States has entered the peak of summer and a heat dome — sealing in all that hot, humid air — is making millions of people feel every bit of it. Some cities could notch their highest ...

Just in time for summer, here comes the heat. "A dangerous, widespread heat wave will bake the central and eastern U.S., bringing the hottest temperatures of the year and uncomfortably muggy air to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The world of Oxygen Not Included is getting a little bigger, with developer Klei announcing Away ...

Infrared light therapy is more than just a trend: It’s showing potential in easing chronic pain, improving mobility, and boosting mental health. Here’s what you need to know before stepping into the ...

(NEXSTAR) – As the temperatures drop, the energy bills go up. But how you set your thermostat can help keep the cost of heating your home down. There are two main heater strategies: set it and forget ...