Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The Standard Model of particle physics o ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

What happens when the smallest building blocks of matter refuse to play by the rules of traditional physics? For decades, ...

Silver-110’s decay reveals a promising path to measure antineutrino mass. New data could reshape future neutrino studies.

Fusion energy has the potential to generate enormous amounts of power using very little land, offering a steady "always-on" ...

The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Biopolymer networks having a meshwork topology, e.g., extracellular matrices and mucus gels, are ubiquitous. Understanding the diffusion mechanism of self-propelled agents, including Janus colloidal ...

The idea of powering a house with a single atom might seem like science fiction, but recent advancements in nuclear physics ...

Solving life's great mysteries often requires detective work, using observed outcomes to determine their cause. For instance, ...

Scientists are trying to solve a decade-long mystery by determining the identity of anomalous signals detected from below ice ...

Each neutron packs 3 million electron volts of energy – similar to particles emitted during an atomic bomb explosion. Neutrons are tiny particles inside atoms, with no electric charge.

Scientists are baffled by weird signals detected beneath Antarctica. A cosmic particle detector designed to pick up rays from space instead recorded a series of bizarre signals from under the ice ...