The Red Rectangle Nebula doesn’t merely look modern-art cubist bizarre. Its very light is strange, its composition is food for philosophy, and it remains a hot venue of current research. Located in ...

Prof Heidi Newberg is an astrophysicist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research focuses primarily on understanding the structure of our own galaxy through using stars. In a newly ...

These labs simplify the real-life conditions that affect structures (shapes), in order to illustrate key concepts. In the real world, many variables affect the strength and stability of any give shape ...

If you have a rectangle-shaped body, you know the struggle — finding clothes that add definition in all the right places without feeling like you’re trying too hard. Maybe you’ve tried belted dresses ...

Why are all planets in space spherical or elliptical and not rectangular or any other shape? As every planet has its own gravitational force, all particles are forced ...

Some people may find pop-ups annoying, but a well-designed pop-up can help computer users view lots of information in a small amount of space. PowerPoint slides, for example, often contain several ...