Physicists used 'dark photons' in an effort to rewrite physics in 2025 | New Scientist

A core tenet of quantum theory was imperilled this year when a team of researchers put forward a radical new interpretation of an experiment about the nature of light.

The 8 Best Airbnb Experiences in Tokyo

Tokyo is one of those cities that feels endlessly deep. You can visit a dozen times and still discover new food stalls, hidden shrines, late-night bars, quirky subcultures, and neighborhoods that feel like completely different worlds. (I know because I’ve visited about 10 times already!)

The 10 most popular TED-Ed Animations of 2025

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In 2025, our YouTube audience spent nearly 16 million hours watching TED-Ed Animations (that’s equal to over 1,800 years!). Our most-viewed videos of 2025 include an exploration of dragon legends from around the world, tips on how to best build new skills, an explanation of why it’s a really bad idea to mess with a crow, a handful to help you understand your body, and more!

Qubits break quantum limit to encode information for longer | New Scientist

The odd phenomenon of quantum superposition has helped researchers break a fundamental quantum mechanical limit – and given quantum objects properties that make them useful for quantum computing for longer periods of time.

How 3 imaginary physics demons tore up the laws of nature | New Scientist

There is a long history of doing physics by imagination. Albert Einstein built his special theory of relativity after imagining himself chasing a beam of light. Erwin Schrödinger gave us a cat that was both alive and dead. The German mathematician David Hilbert demonstrated the counterintuitiveness of infinity by imagining a hotel with an infinite number of rooms and guests. By taking creative liberties, physicists use thought experiments to stress-test ideas and so better understand them.

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits | New Scientist

Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us | New Scientist

Thomas Anderson – otherwise known as Neo – is walking up a flight of stairs when he sees a black cat shake itself and walk past a doorway. Then the moment seems to replay before his eyes. Just a touch of déjà vu, he thinks. But no, his companions insist: he is living inside a computer program and he has just witnessed a glitch.

Quantum experiment finally settles a century-old row between Einstein and Bohr | New Scientist

A thought experiment that was at the heart of an argument between famed physicists Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr in 1927 has finally been made real. Its findings elucidate one of the core mysteries of quantum physics: is light really a wave, a particle or a complex mixture of the two?

Introducing InnovaTED! An initiative to amplify the ideas and voices of students and educators

Xixi Wang

What if students and educators could share their best ideas with each other, their communities, and the world?

We’re thrilled to introduce InnovaTED — a new initiative from TED-Ed and TEDx designed to amplify the voices of students and educators around the world! Combining TED-Ed’s public speaking expertise with TEDx’s ability to activate local communities, InnovaTED is a global platform that elevates the voices and ideas of students and educators.

Formula 1: What is next for Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda?

Yuki Tsunoda has been dropped by Red Bull as a driver for the 2026 season.

The Japanese driver will not drive for them or their sister team, Racing Bulls, next year.