Ultrafast laser pulses can be used to control and characterize the quantum motion of a single trapped ion over 5 orders of magnitude in temperature. The need for low temperatures in quantum computing ...

Scientists have discovered that under the right conditions, a gummy bear-like ball can roll down a vertical wall all by itself—upending a core assumption in physics. Reading time 2 minutes If you ...

Could you build an air-powered canon to launch a baseball faster than the speed of sound? Apparently, the answer is "yup." Check out this build from Smarter Every Day on YouTube. It's pretty awesome.

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, we’ve featured year-end roundups of cool science stories we missed. This ...

The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. In obvious ways, this is a better time than ever if you want to learn about science. There’s an immense number of free resources ...

Children were using robotic arms to lift small items and move them. They were flying and landing airplanes on flight simulators, making liquid tornadoes in plastic bottles, rolling balls of various ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Results of the 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest were announced on Wednesday with winners selected from a pool of entries that include University of Wisconsin faculty, professors and students.