In an inertial frame of reference, a body with zero net force acting on it does not accelerate. When scientists speak of inertial frames of reference, they're invoking a coordinate system with no ...

One feature of spatial cognition is the ability to simultaneously discern position in multiple external (that is, non-egocentric) frames of reference. Although hippocampal and entorhinal cortical ...

Many years ago, I was hiking with my family in the mountains. I began to suffer from hay fever, so I walked down to the valley to a convenience store to buy some allergy medicine. After searching the ...

Universal wonder Despite a society that told Chanda Prescod-Weinstein she didn’t look like a physicist, she still managed to fall in love with the subject as a child. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Prazis ...