(Matthew Inman/The Oatmeal)LEGO is fun--until you...  ...ers also exacerbate the pain, New York University physics professor Tycho Sleator tells Quartz via email. P...

(Image: Fox)In 1998, The Simpsons episode “T...  ...note that Simon Singh has a doctorate in particle physics

That’s a good question! If you hold a sign u...  ...r backwards, but not upside-down. Why? Dianna the Physics Girl explains.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB...

Every time Pinocchio from the Disney movie of that same name lies, his wooden nose grows. What impact does this effect have on his body? According to physicist Steffan Llewellyn, if Pinocchio tells more than 13 lies, his...

The gallon jug of milk sits at the perfect spot beneath the water tap. As the water hits the cap, it flows over it in a perfect bowl shape, missing the rest of the jug completely.It's beautiful.I should spend the rest of...

’Tis the season to fold and cut paper snowfl...  ...t have to look like just any old snowflakes. Thew physics magazine Symmetry has patterns for cutting out sn...

[http://youtu.be/pnbJEg9r1o8] (YouTube link) Physics Girl shows us what happens when you are lucky eno...  ...t would be nice even if you didn’t try this physics experiment! She keeps saying “This is reall...  ...well as it did, even though she already knew the physics...

Davide Michieletto and Matthew Turner are researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK. They're scholars in the field of polymer rings, which are strands that become easily tied together. Michieletto and Turner use...

This looks like fun! To make your own electric train, you'll need coiled copper wire, a battery, and 4 strong magnets. Attach the magnets to the end of the battery and place the "train" inside the coiled wire.The toy tra...

If you walk around with a glass of beer and a glass of coffee, you're more likely to spill your coffee than you beer. Why? 4 physicists think that they have an answer. Alban Sauret, Francois Boulogne, Jean Cappello, and...