Philip Ball

The geometric rules behind fly eyes, honeycombs, and soap bubbles.

Using physics to describe social phenomena can work—if it’s the right physics.

Scientists are slowly scaling up quantum effects from atomic to human size.

The intricate compatibility of water and life on Earth may not extend to other planets.

How one psychologist is tackling human biases in science.

How one psychologist is tackling human biases in science.

Good solutions to biology’s problems are astonishingly plentiful.

Good solutions to biology’s problems are astonishingly plentiful.

To understand turbulence we need the intuitive perspective of art.

In unseen worlds, science invariably crosses paths with fantasy.