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Lawsuits and U.N. reports are increasingly citing research in a young but growing field known as “extreme event attribution.”

Two recent surveys offer insights into how artificial intelligence is changing how scholars find scientific information online.

Ariel Amir discusses his research career, advice for prospective authors, and the importance of balancing data and theory.

In a Q&A, Robin Blume-Kohout shares why his field needs both dreamers and realists (and more quantum algorithms).

Stanislav Petrov correctly judged that a satellite system’s warning of a U.S. nuclear missile attack was a false alarm — one triggered by an improbable optical illusion.

Deep underground, Japan’s “Super-K” detector picked up hints that the ghostly particles have mass — and switch from type to type.

In an interview, Troyer talks about his career, his involvement in APS, and his purpose in helping the Society launch its newest award.

An expanding universe, Lemaître reasoned, might have started with a single “primeval atom.”

The project, supported by the APS Innovation Fund, has reached thousands of children, with more outreach planned.

Sanchez, an engineer at Rice University, designs textiles that could one day assist the people wearing them.

Some international researchers are looking elsewhere as threats to research funding and visas impact U.S. science.

APS PhysicsQuest kits offer teachers, many of whom don't have physics backgrounds, hands-on lessons and activities.

The National Science Foundation closed fiscal year 2026 with more than $1 billion in funding still unobligated following a sharp slowdown in research grantmaking.

APS teamed up with other physics organizations for a multi-year campaign protecting inclusive STEM programs.

The new toolkit provides resources to help institutions and students adapt without the "duration of status" policy.

The short-term funding bill blocks the rule until Dec. 11.

International students are in the crosshairs of new, destructive policies. Armed with knowledge and courage, advisors and colleagues can help.

Physicists often regard writing with dread, yet they can grow into stronger writers by embracing bad first drafts and trusting the evolutionary power of self-editing.

Work in academia is like a gas. It will fill whatever space you give it, and I gave a vast amount of space to my job.

Some nations are trying to shut the doors of international collaboration. Scientists can keep them open.