As I noted yesterday, one of the central features of condensed matter physics is the existence of band gaps, ranges of energy that no electron can possibly have inside a solid. This arises from the ...

Birds aren't the best flyers they could possibly be because they don't follow the strict rules of aerodynamics, scientists say. Instead, evolutionary baggage slows them down. "Often people think that ...

David Norman reviews The Physics of Birds and Birding: the Sounds, Colors and Movements of Birds, and Our Tools for Watching Them by Michael Hurben The physics of (king)fishing When kingfishers dive ...

Move over "Angry Birds." Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is working on his own physics game starring our airborne avian friends. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...