When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Here’s a problem for keen students of classical mechanics: how can a skateboarder cause their board to leap into the air by pressing down on it with their feet? What I’ve described is a trick called ...

Back in May, the gameplay clip that had everyone talking was of a lava bridge in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Developers were impressed by the game’s robust physics engine, noting that ...

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Scientists are taking aim at the physics of rubber band bombardments. Using high-speed video, researchers have analyzed what happens to a rubber band when it’s launched from a thumb. The results offer ...

Quantum physics is a field that can be incredibly complex. Tiny particles that are millions of miles apart in the universe can still interact, atoms get smashed, there are supercolliders to harness ...