Articles by

Rhett Allain

How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl

I don't know who invented this crazy challenge, but the idea is to put someone in a...

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

You know what’s great about a show like Pluribus? It’s that we don’t really know what’s going...

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

In the original Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner escape Port Royal by...

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet...

How to Measure the Earth’s Radius With Legos

More than 2,000 years ago, pretty much every educated human knew the Earth was round. There are...

Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?

How many times have you said, “I wish the days were longer”? Well, NASA scientists say the...

The Physics of the Northern Lights

The aurora borealis is usually visible only way up north, but over the past 18 months, shimmering...

How Do Metal Detectors Work?

Why would you want to detect metal? Oh, I don't know … maybe you want to find...