PhysicsCentral: Podcasts

Our latest trip to Comic-Con International revealed a number of physics-inspired comic books in addition to our own Spectra series.

The blackest material ever invented, solar-powered spacecraft, and the crushing environments inside gas giants round up this month in physics news.

Hundreds of thousands of people were connected to the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs. Now you can hear a few of their unique perspectives as they reflect on this hugely significant project.

Physicists have recorded the smallest force yet, and they're barreling toward the theoretical limit of how sensitive measurements can be.

Supermassive black holes and mysterious dark matter may share a common source: dark stars.

The most seemingly mundane materials in our lives, like glass and plastics, actually contain some of the most fascinating physics and richest histories of all.

An asteroid nicknamed "The Beast," Earth's most abundant material, bridgmanite, and the surprisingly strong sight of frogs' eyes roundup this month in physics news.

With the advent of a recently discovered four-quark particle at the LHC, there may be a zoo of exotic new fundamental awaiting us in the near future.

Shipwrecks abounded in the early 1800's; in fact, over 100 ships wrecked in the English Channel in 1816 alone. So a physicist developed a new type of lens that dramatically increased the range of lighthouses - and the safety of sailors. This is his story.

In the 1950's, President Dwight Eisenhower strongly promoted the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. One manifestation of this push was the NS Savannah - the first civilian nuclear-powered ship launched in 1959.