The newly protected tract, known as Pinnacle Mountains South, is part of plan to “create a permanent conservation corridor ...

The first observation using the Airy Transit Circle telescope, a device that functioned for over a hundred years, was taken ...

Born Dec. 25, 1642, Isaac Newton is likely best known for his conception of the theory of gravity. But there were many more layers to him: In June 1665, with the plague burning through England, Newton ...

Isaac Newton (born December 25, 1642 [January 4, 1643, New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England—died March 20 [March 31], 1727, London) was an English physicist and mathematician who was the ...

In 18th-century France, science was a men’s club, and women were expected to be ornaments. One aristocrat, the Marquise ...

Optical Illusions have intrigued and baffled us for centuries. These mesmerising images challenge our perception, showcasing how our brains process visual information in remarkable ways. These puzzles ...

New instrument on William Herschel Telescope spots previously unknown strip of ionised iron atoms at the heart of Ring Nebula ...

A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team led by astronomers at UCL (University ...

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton Isaac Newton’s famous words about standing on the shoulders of giants belong firmly in the second category.

ISAAC NEWTON was born on Christmas Day, 1642 ; he died on March 20, 1727. His life extended over one of the most significant and exciting periods in British history. When he attended the small village ...

There is a parlor game physics students play: Who was the greater genius? Galileo or Kepler? (Galileo.) Maxwell or Bohr? (Maxwell, but it's closer than you might think.) Hawking or Heisenberg? (A ...