Tracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability.

Short-lived extremely energetic radio waves called fast radio bursts offer a window into astronomical phenomena

A hard and environmentally friendly plastic material is produced by subjecting cellulose crystals to humidity oscillations.

Reporting on disappearing or lost species helps shine a light on the environmental threats we all face and the people working to stop them.

Our ability to hear relies on tiny “hair bundles” in the inner ear. A new thermodynamical model offers an explanation for the different ways that bundles oscillate.

Fast-moving cracks in tape’s adhesive layer produce shock waves that make the stuff sing as it unrolls

When people born blind gain sight, the hardest part isn’t opening their eyes — it’s teaching the brain how to see.

Autonomous floats in the world’s oceans combine optical and other sensor data with satellite imaging to provide new insight on marine nutrient cycles and, ultimately, our changing climate.

High-speed video reveals how fast-moving cracks in tape’s adhesive layer produce shock waves that make the stuff sing as it unrolls

Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country

We pay tribute to our friend and colleague, whose journalistic talent and commitment to inclusivity left an indelible mark on Physics Magazine.  

A new study finds that the brain spends less energy processing scenes that people find aesthetically pleasing.

Five stories that I had the most fun researching and writing in 2025.

Experiments with small, floating slabs of ice have revealed melting-induced shape changes that may explain why icebergs sometimes flip over.

Study may help explain why giant blades kill millions of the animals every year

The daily start of a cicada’s mating call is triggered by the amount of light in the sky and also by the behavior of nearby insects.

Simulations suggest that the combination of two cancer-therapy strategies, which individually deliver poor outcomes, might produce optimal results.

Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers

A structural phenomenon traditionally confined to inanimate systems has now been observed in biology.

A structural phenomenon traditionally confined to inanimate systems has now been observed in biology.

On April 7, the New Yorker and Time ran nearly identical stories that might be better described as press releases for the de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences. The two stories differed slightly:...

Artificial intelligence models may take shortcuts by drawing inferences based on incidental details rather than actual diagnostic factors.

Human interactions and mobility shape epidemic dynamics by facilitating disease outbreaks and their spatial spread across regions. Traditional models often isolate commuting and random mobility as sep...

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

Researchers predict that having extra sets of chromosomes can both speed up and slow down the evolution of an organism, depending on the organism’s “fitness landscape.”