Some science facts sound impossible, but they’re real. These examples show how strange reality can get once you look closer.

Ah, the refreshing sound of a cool drink of water being poured. You might feel thirsty just thinking about it. Or, if you’re a scientist, you might feel curious. Mechanical engineer Mouad Boudina and ...

A new quantum device can generate precisely controlled bursts of sound-like particles, or phonons, by forcing electrons through an ultra-thin crystal at extremely low temperatures. The surprising ...

This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Jeff DelViscio. Today we’re going to do something completely different: We’re going to offer you a break in the pandemic and politics by taking you ...

Check one, two; check one, two; is this thing on? Over on The Public Domain Review [Lucas Thompson] takes us for a spin through sound, as it was in Britain around and through the 1800s. The article ...