At the end of the turbulent 1960s, the postwar funding boom in US physics came to a crashing halt. The lessons learned then may be helpful to today’s physicists.

Interviews with 22 successful early-career physical scientists and engineers reveal that networking has been one of the most critical ways to nurture their careers.

Measurements of the reactivity of volatile organic compounds emitted by urban trees show that they contribute more to ground-level ozone than do other, human-produced forms of emissions.

The heat required to erase secondary magnetic signals in clay can aid researchers in distinguishing ancient pottery from modern forgeries.

Myriad solutions emerge in the stressful process of balancing professional ambition and personal happiness.

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Researchers harness the power of acoustic resonance to move and steer 3D-printed boats and microfliers.

After an injury forced him to pivot away from football, Tyler had a chance encounter that ignited his curiosity about exoplanets.

Myriad solutions emerge in the stressful process of balancing professional ambition and personal happiness.

Seismic and acoustic data can be used to understand atmospheric energy exchanges occurring just above the surface.

An interview with a prominent member of the Marshallese diaspora delves into the ongoing impact of aboveground US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific archipelago.

The former fighter pilot wants the designers of autonomous systems to heed the hard lessons from aviation.

The former fighter pilot wants the designers of autonomous systems to heed the hard lessons from aviation.

An interview with a prominent member of the Marshallese diaspora delves into the ongoing impact of aboveground US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific archipelago.

The agency has awarded fewer grants in the physical sciences this year than most years in its history.

Data from a multi-instrument observation campaign shed light on fine-scale, fast-changing air–sea interactions that have implications for scientists’ understanding of larger-scale climate dynamics.

The user community is cheering the availability of more neutrons for scattering experiments while also worrying that a budget shortfall will prevent their full exploitation.

Over a fiber-optic line with state-of-the-art throughput, light carrying the classical information of internet users was joined by photons serving as quantum cryptographic keys.

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What had appeared to be an upper limit to the strength of the events is an artifact of measurement uncertainty and statistical bias. Those lessons could be relevant for data analyses in other discipli...

Detecting quantum particles of gravity was long considered hopeless. A new perspective, which takes advantage of quantum technologies, suggests that an experimental realization may be closer than prev...

The newest spacecraft from NASA started as a spy telescope. It’s just one example of the intelligence world offering resources to astronomers.

Although atoms in an optical lattice typically have only local interactions, periodically shaking them can effectively induce random long-range couplings.

With quantum state tomography, researchers in the booming field of quantum information science are able to characterize essential operations and devices.

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Academics in the child-friendly nation face career disadvantages, such as lower employment rates, after becoming parents.

Academics in the child-friendly nation face career disadvantages, such as lower employment rates, after becoming parents.

Academics in the child-friendly nation face career disadvantages, such as lower employment rates, after becoming parents.

A new version of a technique that images samples with the help of light that never reaches them brings researchers closer to the goal of reducing radiation exposure in medical imaging.

As higher-education programs compete for a shrinking pool of students, departments must better communicate the value that a physics major brings.

Three physicists give a firsthand account of disarmament efforts in the 1980s and 1990s.

For nearly a century, scientists have known that phase shifting an electron beam could radically improve electron microscopy. They’ve finally found a reliable way to do it.

Uncertainties in funding and visas are complicating international students’ US experiences and leading some to go elsewhere.

A love of science and ease in communicating led her to start a consulting firm that aims to broaden opportunities in science and technology.

Researchers have characterized the atmosphere of a massive gas planet closely orbiting a white dwarf to better understand how it survived the shutdown of its star.

Atmospheric rivers transport huge volumes of water great distances across the globe, and climate change could extend their reach.

Researchers don't need to do science engagement alone. Working with professionals makes the job easier and more effective and can lead to better science.