oreometer Scientists invent 3D-printable Oreometer to figure out why Oreo frosting only sticks to one side Thom Dunn

ice-x Scientists discover new form of ice — the twentieth one so far Thom Dunn

nazism Max Planck's Nazi troubles Gareth Branwyn

discoveries Big if true: the boldest scientific discoveries of 2021 David Pescovitz

action lab Watch how a phone app that blows out a candle works Carla Sinclair

physics fun Watch this mesmerizing visualization of the physics of Kung Fu Thom Dunn

infinity war Real-life scientists prove that Thanos's snap couldn't have happened Thom Dunn

demonstrations Watch the inventor of the maglev train demonstrate magnetics Mark Frauenfelder

center of the universe There's a weird acoustic phenomenon at the "Center of the Universe" in Oklahoma Thom Dunn

mercury Anvil floating in tub of mercury Rob Beschizza

acoustic levitation Watch a real-life sonic tractor beam in action Thom Dunn

frequency The brown note is a hypothetical infrasonic frequency that would cause humans to lose control of their bowels. Annie Rauwerda

slinky Why does a Slinky stay momentarily suspended in mid-air when you drop it? David Pescovitz

small world This is the highest-resolution image of atoms ever seen David Pescovitz

balls Ball bearing ramp challenge: which reaches the bottom first? Rob Beschizza

agnosticism Physicist Michio Kaku: "Reaching out to aliens is a terrible idea" Mark Frauenfelder

ftl Scientists may have figured out how to make a warp drive work Thom Dunn

generator Draw your own iceberg and see if it flips Miss Cellania

egg mcmuffins Robotic egg-cracker built entirely using Legos Clive Thompson

tracking "A Small Antelope Horn" looks at animal tracking and theoretical physics Andrea James