Physics
Humans, living things, the earth, natural resources—all of these are, relatively speaking, solid. But are they truly solid? Over two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Democritus suggested that everything physical, at the most fundamental level, is composed of atoms—hard, solid particles that cannot be deformed or broken into anything smaller; all that exists are atoms and the void—the latter of which is ...
Early one morning, I quietly made my way outside, leaving the dark dorm room where my sleeping roommate lay motionless. Upon exiting the building, I shivered. Fall’s fresh arrival carried drafts of ...