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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, intersectionality is defined as “the way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism and classism) overlap or ...

What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, c William ...

Can one single mathematical framework describe the motion of a fluid and the individual particles within it? This question, ...

We are the Universe trying to understand itself. How, and why, did we come to be? Why does the Universe take the shape it ...

Originally defined as the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter, pi — written as the Greek letter π — appears throughout mathematics, including in areas that are ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

Density functional theory (DFT) is a cornerstone tool of modern physics, chemistry, and engineering used to explore the behavior of electrons. While essential in modeling systems with many ...

The APS has combined its March Meeting and April Meeting into the Global Physics Summit, the largest physics conference in the world ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...