Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once ...

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once — an ...

While it’s easy to write off a book of mostly tour photography exclusively sold at Target as “just another piece of merch,” the reality is, it could have major implications for the book ...

By Alexandra Alter Her own is called “Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me,” which follows anthologies that grew out of founding the Well-Read Black Girl book club.

When we gaze at nature's remarkable phenomena, we might feel a mix of awe, curiosity, and determination to understand what we ...

The Department of Physics offers a B.S. in Physics. At W&M, we have three concentrations for physics majors: Standard Physics Major (course catalog) Pre-Med Physics Major (course catalog) Engineering ...

If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow. The last few titles on the list known as the extended list, never have arrows. An asterisk indicates that a book's ...

Roger Lewis explores the historical injustices done to women throughout the Ancient history in Joan Smith's new book. This week, Prue Leith answers our questions, what's she reading now ...

Quantum chaos is a useful framework for quantum many-body systems, but it has been mostly applied to isolated systems. Here the authors study the interplay of chaos and dissipation in open quantum ...

In “Nationalism: A World History,” Eric Storm examines how nations became the dominant form of political organization of our era.

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...