Richard Feynman Archives

A Solution to a Famous Feynman Problem, ‘Psychedelic’ Breathwork, and an Odd Stone Sphere is Unearthed

Micah Hanks·July 14, 2026

This week, a famous physics problem is solved, along with new insights into psychedelic states and an archaeological discovery "unlike anything previously documented."

Feynman’s Famous Physics Problem of a Sprinkler Running in Reverse has a Surprising New Solution

Ryan Whalen·July 14, 2026

For decades, physicists have argued about Feynman’s Sprinkler Problem, the question of how a reverse sprinkler would operate.

Astrophotographer Captures Mysterious Blue Flash During Avalanche

Christopher Plain·December 4, 2024

A Chinese astrophotographer says his camera captured a mysterious blue flash of light during an avalanche on Mount Xiannairi in Sichuan

Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023

Researchers have upended a long-held tenet of modern physics that says useful work cannot be obtained from random thermal fluctuations, with a little help from the novel properties of graphene.

Richard Feynman

Feynman’s Famous Physics Problem of a Sprinkler Running in Reverse has a Surprising New Solution

Astrophotographer Captures Mysterious Blue Flash During Avalanche

Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms

World’s First Betavoltaic Nuclear Satellite Just Launched to Test a New Era of Space Power

Power at Your Fingertips: New Wearable Technology Powers Devices with Sweat

Building Safe AI Is Harder and More Urgent Than Our Leaders Realize—a Philosopher Explains Why

Alleviating the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation Through Intergalactic Travel at Low Accelerations