When black holes collide, the impact radiates into space like the sound of a bell in the form of gravitational waves. But ...

Heat is not supposed to behave like this. In everyday life, warmth seeps and diffuses, spreading from hot to cold in a slow, smearing process that never looks anything like a crisp sound wave. Yet ...

Sound is usually treated as the most familiar of physical phenomena, the background noise of daily life rather than a ...

It’s possible to defy gravity using sound waves, magnets or electricity, but today’s methods can’t hoist heavy items high in ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, ...

Visible is finally stepping out of the shadows of the internet and into physical stores, starting with a new SIM kit at Best Buy. Visible announced that it would be bringing a new experience to Best ...

Visible is resurrecting a favorite feature that it did away with in 2022, to the disappointment of a fair few users. Visible’s new “Inner Circle” offers savings for friends and families on the same ...

In space, no one can hear you scream — here's why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our universe is filled with floating nebulae, ...

Visible is rolling out a new “Inner Circle” feature that links multiple accounts for easier payment and management. The feature is in Early Access and requires at least two accounts to join. You’ll ...

As synthesizers and drum machines became more affordable in the 1980s, novel technology became as common in new wave groups as guitars were in the punk and rock and roll bands that preceded them. This ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...