There’s a worrying problem with the ‘Higgs field’ — the energy field that gives particles their mass. It seems to be dangerously close to having an inherent instability. In the absence of particles, t

Many of the most dramatic cosmic events take the form of explosions, from asteroid impacts to the Big Bang itself. Here are some of the most spectacular examples

10 things you can shoot and create this month, from BMXs and badgers to train sets and lakes at dawn

We explain the different types, which one might suit you, and why every boat owner should carry one

A few months ago (in issue 300), we reported that transport research company TRL was conducting a study into headlight glare. The study was commissioned and funded by the Department for Transport (DfT

In 1874, the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie completed the mile-long Eads Bridge, made of steel and crossing the River Mississippi into St. Louis. At the time, nobody believed that ste