Nuclear meltdowns are a serious situation, but there are warning signs that allow experts to try to prevent the situation from escalating into a meltdown.

Mar 17, 2011 – Ashley Anderson

Galileo theorized that the tides were caused not by the moon or sun, but by the movement of the earth on its axis and around the sun.

Mar 16, 2011 – Mark Ulett

Comparing tidal forces during the March 2011 supermoon to normal tidal forces suggests that a perigee during full Moon does not cause earthquakes.

Mar 15, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert

Scholars have wrestled with this question since ancient times, and none have been able to satisfactorily describe it. What is time?

Mar 15, 2011 – Andrew Perry

Find out general information about different forms of electromagnetic radiation. Learn about the range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Mar 15, 2011 – Kristin Dorman

The physics of atomic bombs and nuclear power generation is similar and not complicated. But the effects of a mishap can be hard to control.

Mar 14, 2011 – Jon Plotkin

The federal regulation of laser technology requires classification of all technology, and even radar guns used to measure speed.

Mar 14, 2011 – Jamie Ott

Learn how nuclear reactors generate electricity, why meltdowns occur at power plants and the efforts to prevent a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan.

Mar 13, 2011 – Mia Carter

This is a fairly basic experiment exploring the effects of temperature on coefficient of friction.

Mar 8, 2011 – Michael Carlini

The article outlines the final period of great success of A.A. Michelson - Nobel prize winner for his investigations of the properties of light.

Mar 5, 2011 – Douglas Clarkson

The article focuses on the mid part of the career of Nobel prize winner A.A. Michelson - famous for research involving measurements of light.

Mar 5, 2011 – Douglas Clarkson

The article summarises the early life and scientific contributions of AA Michelson, America's first Nobel prize winner.

Mar 5, 2011 – Douglas Clarkson

Unlike light waves, sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum. Hence space is silent, rockets traveling through space make no sound.

Feb 28, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert

What is gravity? We see and feel gravity working all around us every day. But no one is sure why gravity works the way it does.

Feb 25, 2011 – Carol Wells

The concept is described of a point of light where light is considered to emanate from a point in space with specific attributes.

Feb 24, 2011 – Douglas Clarkson

The article outlines the origins of nanotechnology, describes the scale of the nanotechnology world and highlights some recent safety issues.

Feb 20, 2011 – Douglas Clarkson

Hans Bethe won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for explaining how nuclear fusion reactions produce energy in the Sun and other stars.

Feb 17, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert

Alfred Kastler won the 1966 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing optical techniques to study Hertzian resonances in atoms.

Feb 11, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert

We know what a white wall of surf looks like - we know what it sounds like - but what is it? Scientists say that ocean waves are not made of water.

Feb 4, 2011 – Janet Cameron

The aim of this article is to help you understand the foundations of quantum physics and its possible relationship with the law of attraction.

Feb 3, 2011 – Clare Hudson