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March 5, 2023

What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out

Geraint Lewis, University of Sydney

Some physicists think we live in a multiverse, surrounded by universes not quite like our own. What does that mean for life?

The laws of physics explain why you can’t stop ink from spreading in water. HAFIZULLAHYATIM/Shutterstock

February 28, 2022

Unpacking a mystery of physics: Why processes in nature operate only in one direction

Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria and Emil Roduner, University of Stuttgart

Probabilistic processes are never time-reversible.

Artist’s impression of exoplanet KELT-11 b. Impression by Léa Changeat.

December 1, 2021

AI can reliably spot molecules on exoplanets – and might one day even discover new laws of physics

Kai Hou (Gordon) Yip, UCL and Quentin Changeat, UCL

AI loves to cheat, but new research shows it doesn’t do so when analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets.

The laws of physics are on display at the Daytona International Speedway. Action Sports Photography/Shutterstock.com

August 9, 2019

NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics

Christine Helms, University of Richmond

High speeds, the threat of dangerous crashes, the excitement of the crowd – and the laws of physics on full display. A physicist explains the science of NASCAR.

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