Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...

Discover the fascinating process of radioactive decay, where unstable atoms transform, releasing energy in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma emissions.

A new chart for highly charged ions (HCIs) has been proposed, aiming to replicate the conventional periodic table’s ...

A new unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics: It joins two opposite views of how a single ...

However, hydrogen hasn’t yet caught on as a large-scale solution largely due to funding, even though even the US Department ...

Helium-3 discovery in Minnesota is sparking big energy claims, but the science, rarity, and real-world limits matter more than the hype around it.

The near side of the Moon, which faces the Earth, is thinner, while the mysterious far side is crammed with thick layers of ...

A new unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics: It joins two opposite views of how a single exotic particle behaves in a many-body system, namely as a mobile or static ...

Scientists developed a theory linking mobile and static behaviors of a particle in a Fermi sea, explaining quasiparticles and ...

A Short History of Nearly Everything (fully revised and updated) ...

For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking ...

Some time around 1683, amateur Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scraped the plaque from between his teeth and peered ...