Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. Black Hole Blues is a history of the search for gravitational waves ...

The earliest scientists first observed the waves that earthquakes produce before they could accurately describe the nature of earthquakes or their fundamental causes, as discussed in Lessons 1–5.

Unit 6 Segment A: The Nature of Waves The properties of waves are explored. Unit 6 Segment A: The Nature of Waves Properties of waves are introduced as we explore the wave velocity equation by finding ...

We explore electromagnetic wave properties and the electromagnetic spectrum. Unit 6 Segment F: Electromagnetic Wave Properties We explore electromagnetic wave properties and the electromagnetic ...

Collision course Artist’s impression of gravitational waves from two black holes. (Courtesy: iStock/Auris) By adapting mathematical techniques used in particle physics, researchers in Germany have ...

You can't leave Hawaii without taking a surfing lesson. So, during a recent reporting trip to the island state, I hit the beach for a 90-minute tutorial. I already ...