A letter from the renowned English scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end as we know it. The warning, scrawled above a maths calculation on a letter slip in 1704, says Earth ...

A subtle mistranslation of Isaac Newton’s first law of motion that flew under the radar for three centuries is giving new insight into what the pioneering natural philosopher was thinking when ...

Was the scientist Isaac Newton a grandfather of the American Revolution? When Newton published his revolutionary new theories of gravity and motion way back in 1687, I’m sure he didn’t ...

For the physicist, the end of the world will come in the year 2060, that is, in this 21st century. There would only be 37 years left to live, if we take into account the writing he left in 1704 ...

Sir Issac Newton, best known for formulating the laws of motion and gravity, wrote about his revolutionary findings using homemade ink that had beer as a key ingredient, a new study has claimed.

Isaac Newton is perhaps the foundational archetype of a lone genius: pairing astonishing intelligence with abysmal interpersonal skills. "If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be ...

Sir Isaac Newton wrote his theory of gravity in a home-made ink created with beer as a key ingredient, a study suggests.. The physicist published his theory of calculus, his three eponymous laws ...

In this extract from the new book Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science, science writer Philip Ball explains how Isaac Newton transformed our understanding of light.

When Newton published his revolutionary new theories of gravity and motion way back in 1687, I’m sure he didn’t How Isaac Newton’s science inspired the American Revolution Skip to main ...