Scientists Think They Just Accidentally Proved String Theory

String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor ...

Physicists Found String Theory Without Even Looking for It

Physicists searching for a better understanding of quantum gravity stumbled upon something unexpected: the defining ...
Interesting Engineering

80-year-old geometry mystery cracked by OpenAI using deep number theory

OpenAI has revealed a breakthrough proof that overturns a nearly 80-year-old geometry conjecture posed by Paul Erdős.
Mashable

What exactly is the three-body problem in '3 Body Problem'?

Dr Jin Cheng (Jess Hong) pulls a Sir Isaac Newton move in the VR game in "3 Body Problem." Credit: Netflix If you're the type of person who yells "wey-oh!" if someone in a TV show says the name of the ...

In 1943, Richard James knocked a tension spring off a shelf: The strange motion helped create the slinky

Back in 1943, in a workshop filled with ship parts and the hum of wartime, Richard James stumbled upon a fascinating ...
Windows Central

Microsoft nearly solved one of folding phones’ worst problems: New patent reveals spring-loaded hinge design for canceled Surface Duo 3

The company had explored a next-gen folding phone design that included a spring-loaded button for popping open the device without prying it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
WKRN-TV

Electric bikes, scooters causing problems for Spring Hill police

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Spring Hill is the latest city in Middle Tennessee to announce tougher measures against electric bicycle riders who repeatedly break the law and jeopardize safety. “We’ve ...
Sun Sentinel

Fort Lauderdale sailed through Spring Break with no major problems, police say

Fort Lauderdale, a longtime magnet for Spring Breakers, reeled them in again this year. They flew in, they partied, they went home. While Fort Lauderdale drew a larger-than-expected Spring Break crowd ...
Men's Journal

Florida’s Beaches Have a Major Problem Just in Time for Spring Break, and the Smell Is Unbearable

Many of Florida's most popular beaches are experiencing an influx of sargassum Sargussum, though unsightly, is most troubling because of its rotten egg smell The seaweed is stinky, but not harmful to ...
The New York Times

Spring Is Here. But It Has a Bit of an Image Problem.

A season celebrated by Shakespeare and the Beatles now ranks behind fall in popularity. After a harsh winter, can it regain its former glory? A season celebrated by Shakespeare and the Beatles now ...
USA Today

Is today the first day of spring? What to know about the equinox.

After a brutal winter for much of the country, spring is finally in the air. Spring officially begins on Friday, March 20, at 10:46 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. It marks the ...
Science Daily

THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds

A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system ...