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Theoretical physics is the development of mathematical formalisms and computational protocols for describing all aspects of objects found in the world around us and their interaction. This can ...

After the preschool years, kids still like cartoons, but they want something more complex than straightforward messages about friendship and sharing. They like a bit of conflict, some bad guys (who ...

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During the 1960s, the feds asked fresh-out-of-school physicists to try to build a nuke with no prior knowledge.

Many science fiction authors try to incorporate scientific principles into their work, but Ian Tregillis, who is a contributing author of the Wild Cards book series when he's not working as a ...

Atomic and molecular physics it the study of the properties, dynamics and interactions of the basic (but not fundamental) building blocks of matter. A crucial component of this is understanding ...

An Eastern Cape government official is set to appear in court for allegedly misappropriating R150 000 from his department through a fuel fraud scheme. The 39-year-old, an office manager at the Eastern ...

But the scores are spot on. This cartoon is the Australian Open's free-to-watch version of the live action taking place at Melbourne Park. How has this come about? The Australian Open's official ...

As a high school student, studying physics in a classroom wasn’t enough for Curtis Szajkovics. So, he and fellow science aficionados designed a giant catapult that won international recognition.

They then flanked Jeff and used Invisible Woman’s Force Physics ability to push him off the map, securing a decisive kill and giving Jeff a taste of his own medicine.