At the scale of individual atoms, physics gets weird. Researchers are working to reveal, harness, and control these strange quantum...
Given the choice of three different “spin” orientations, certain particles emerging from collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC),...
Deep inside all matter in the universe, electrons are buzzing around and behaving as if they are twirling around on...
The quantum nature of objects visible to the naked eye is currently a much-discussed research question. A team led by...
A new study shows that global atmospheric dust—microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms—has a slight overall cooling effect on...
Scientists said Monday they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will...
The early 20th century saw the advent of quantum mechanics to describe the properties of small particles, such as electrons...
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently...
Seemingly spontaneously coordinated swarm behavior exhibited by large groups of animals is a fascinating and striking collective phenomenon. Experiments conducted...
The first laboratory realization of the long-standing but never-before confirmed theory of the puzzling formation of planets, stars and supermassive...
“Suppose you knew everything there was to know about a water molecule—the chemical formula, the bond angle, etc.,” says Joseph...
After several years of operation, the STEREO collaboration published the final results of their antineutrino studies. With their data, the...
