Physics is a diverse subject that should in principle be open to all types of people from all types of background. In reality, however, there are often biases – be they conscious or unconscious – that ...

Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed Italian physicist and writer Carlo Rovelli about his runaway bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. A compact and engaging ...

Atoms are composed of three particles with an electric charge: electrons, protons and uncharged neutrons. Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. The negative charge of ...

The words “macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling” may not mean anything to you if you don’t have a degree in physics, but they're at the core of some groundbreaking research.