Rice University researchers have captured the temperature profile of quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot state of matter from ...

The universe’s very existence could hinge on one particle so small it almost escaped discovery. Read: Justice Department ...

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

The man who invented the web is aware of the many issues it faces, from problematic social media use to the rise of ...

Physicists propose that tangled cosmic “knots” formed after the Big Bang may explain why our universe is made of matter, not ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

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

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a new method that allows researchers to examine ...

Physicists have designed a protocol to study high-temperature superconductivity on an experimentally realizable platform ...

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...

This balance—neurons as the silent bee workers, waves as the queen’s rhythm holding the hive together—suggests consciousness ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...