Physics

The Onion has launched a project asking readers who want to sell their old print issues of the satirical newspaper, pointing collectors to an archive hunt effort. The publication, which ended regular print distribution years ago, is trying to track down physical back issues scattered among longtime readers and collectors. The news outlet's print archives are considered collectible, and former readers are discussing what their old copies might be worth and how to take part.

Utah Jazz forward John Collins and Dillon Brooks got into a heated confrontation during an NBA preseason game after they bumped into each other, with Collins grabbing Brooks by the throat before players and officials separated them. The scuffle quickly went viral, drawing widespread commentary about the physicality flaring up before the regular season even begins.

Mario Hezonja is working to re-establish himself in the NBA, describing his return as a challenge he is ready to embrace. The Croatian forward, a former top-five draft pick, is focused on readjusting to the pace and physicality of the league after time away, as he looks to secure a meaningful role with his new team.

The Irish Times explores traditional strength competitions from different cultures, featuring India's mallakhamb pole gymnastics, Scotland's Highland Games, arm wrestling, and stone lifting traditions. The piece highlights how communities across the globe have long tested physical power through distinctive local sports, many of which continue to draw participants and spectators today.

New reporting indicates that physical fitness levels among Japanese women in their 30s and 40s are declining. The finding raises concerns about health and exercise habits among working-age women in Japan, a group often balancing careers and family responsibilities. Details on the scale of the decline and its causes remain limited in initial coverage.

The Herald tells the story of a knight of Napoleon who settled in Glasgow and went on to be remembered as the 'father of physical fitness' in the city, a figure the paper says has been largely forgotten. The piece revisits his role in establishing physical training in Glasgow and his unusual path from Napoleonic France to Victorian Scotland.

Alex de Minaur has played his first match since retiring injured from the China Open final, and has now issued a fitness update on his recovery. The Australian had been sidelined since that final in Beijing, and his return to competitive action, along with news of his physical condition, is drawing attention from tennis fans ahead of upcoming tournaments.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics is being linked to the IceCube neutrino observatory's discoveries, with discussion of the South Pole detector's landmark detection of high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources. Commentators and science educators are naming the IceCube collaboration as a strong candidate for next year's physics honour, months ahead of any announcement from the Nobel Committee.

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson is in the spotlight over a reported physical transformation, with coverage focusing on how conditioning, nutrition and training have become central to his weight loss. Observers are discussing whether the change signals a renewed commitment to his fitness after persistent questions about his conditioning early in his NBA career.

Valerie Bertinelli's weight loss journey is back in the spotlight, with attention on a bikini milestone that once symbolised a physical goal but has since taken on broader meaning as the actress's priorities have shifted. Commentary focuses on how her attitude toward body image and self-acceptance has evolved over time, framing the milestone less as an achievement of appearance and more as a marker of personal change.

A combined program of dietary changes, medication and physical exercise appears to benefit some patients living with frailty, according to a report covered by Medscape. The finding suggests frailty may not be an irreversible part of ageing and that a structured, multi-part plan could improve outcomes for at least a subset of those affected. Clinicians and health commentators are weighing what the results mean for everyday practice.

A physics professor at Albion College has published research that contributes to the scientific understanding of how impacts from space objects affect Earth. The work is being shared through the college's own announcements, though no details of the findings or collaborators are given.

A cross-sectional study published in Nature examines the relationship between eating behaviours, physical activity and depression among college students in China. The research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that diet and exercise patterns are associated with mental health outcomes in young adults. Interest in student mental health research remains high globally.

Physics revision material for the Plus One improvement examination in Kerala is drawing heavy attention from students preparing for the test. Coaching platform Xylem Plus Two has published a session covering what it calls '100% sure questions', aimed at helping students focus on the most likely topics. The material is being widely shared among learners sitting the supplementary exam as they look for targeted, last-minute revision guidance.

Physicists and science communicators are revisiting the famous result that the sum of all natural numbers can be assigned the value -1/12. The strange value shows up in string theory, the Casimir effect and quantum field theory through a technique called zeta function regularization. A popular physics explainer has drawn huge attention, with viewers debating whether -1/12 is a genuine sum or a clever mathematical assignment, and what its recurring role in physics really means.

An educational lecture covering all of Work, Energy and Power for Class 11 Physics, including concepts and previous-year questions, has drawn large engagement online. The one-shot format, which condenses an entire chapter into a single session, continues to be popular among Indian students preparing for competitive exams like the JEE, where physics fundamentals from Class 11 are heavily tested.

The Nobel Prize organisation has announced the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, naming this year's laureates and their recognised discovery. The announcement drew strong public interest, with hundreds of thousands engaging with the news as coverage of the laureates' work and its significance spread across media and scientific communities worldwide.

Reports circulating in Indian media claim physicist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics unshared, for his work on neutrinos, the first solo physics laureate in 34 years. Halzen is known for leading the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Coverage is so far limited to a single Hindi-language headline, with no confirmation from the Nobel Committee, and the prize for 2026 would normally be announced only in October.

Firearms enthusiasts are debating what happens when a rifle fires without rifling — the spiral grooves inside the barrel that spin a bullet for accuracy. A test of smoothbore rifle shots shows rounds lose gyroscopic stability and scatter widely at range, raising questions about how much accuracy really depends on barrel grooves versus other factors.

A new essay by brywillis634737 on Substack asks whether science truly explains reality or merely describes it, and whether metaphysics can address questions that physics leaves open. The piece probes what happens when our questions outlive the frameworks that make them intelligible, reviving a classic debate about the limits of scientific explanation.

Students preparing for the Kerala Plus One improvement examination are being offered a second round of '100% sure' physics question predictions by the coaching platform Xylem Plus Two. The release has drawn large engagement from exam candidates looking for focused revision material ahead of the test, with many treating such sure-question lists as a key part of last-minute study.

Students preparing for the Kerala Plus One improvement examination in physics are focused on a revision series covering key questions. The session, marketed as 'Super 60' by the coaching brand Xylem Plus Two, gathers a large online audience as learners look for targeted revision ahead of the improvement exams.

A new AI approach models the physics of land subsidence caused by depleting aquifers, aiming to forecast how groundwater systems will behave in the future. By learning the physical dynamics of sinking ground, the models could help water managers better anticipate depletion and plan sustainable extraction. The development highlights growing use of machine learning to tackle water scarcity challenges.

An old recording of physicist Paul Dirac describing how he discovered the correspondence between the classical Poisson bracket and the quantum commutator is being shared again among mathematicians and physicists. The anecdote, drawn from a paper on the history of quantum mechanics, recalls Dirac's key insight in the mid-1920s that helped lay the foundations of quantum theory.