There are some self-evident ones, like Planck’s constant h, the speed of light c and the cryptic signs that represent planets in ancient (and modern) astronomy. For other symbols, part of the fun lies ...

Physicists have long sought to describe the universe in terms of equations. Now, S James Gates explains how research on a class of geometric symbols known as adinkras could lead to fresh insights into ...

Do you know what the hell is the Schwarzschild radius? I didn’t have a clue, but now I know that if you compress Earth to an 8mm radius ball, you will get a black hole. My fascination didn’t stop ...