Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely ...

If you’ve ever wanted to replicate Bruce Lee’s wood-splitting punch, but have been too concerned about maintaining your hand’s wellbeing, a physics lesson might offer the solution. Dr Rob Howard ...

When I was a kid, my mother would sneak brussels sprouts on to my plate. I hated those revolting little orbs of bitterness – but Mother was wily. “It’s only a small one,” she’d say, as though ...