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Physics

The Trouble with Theories of Everything

There is no known physics theory that is true at every scale—there may never be.

September 24, 2015

Five Things We Still Don’t Know About Water

From steam to ice, water continues to mystify.

June 4, 2015

Will ET Drink Water?

The intricate compatibility of water and life on Earth may not extend to other planets.

June 1, 2015

The Data That Threatened to Break Physics

What does a rational scientist do with an impossible result?

May 6, 2015

The Admiral of the String Theory Wars

After a decade, Peter Woit still thinks string theory is a gory mess.

May 4, 2015

How a Snowflake Turns Into an Avalanche

Meet the avalanche engineers of the Subzero Laboratory.

March 26, 2015