The isotopic ratio of sulfur-33 on the moon differs from that of Earth. Did the moon's sulfur instead come from the impactor ...

The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

We previously covered such “gravity telescopes” with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA). These early 2 nd generation of ...

In this video, we explore the origins of the first atom, tracing back to the big bang, where immense energy condensed to form ...

The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

Confining and rotating extremely cold atoms or molecules within atomic “Ferris wheels” made from laser light could test ...

In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the universe. Their surprisingly ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists – a Briton, a Frenchman and an American – for their ...

Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, ...

A team of researchers from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, and the Institute for Molecular Science have ...

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

It can often pay to keep things simple when it comes to finding winnersCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) There aren't many things I'm very good at. I ...