"The magic numbers are 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and 126," said David Jenkins, a nuclear physicist at the University of York in the U.K. "If you take the lightest one — two protons and two neutrons — ...

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere ...

Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study rare radioactive isotopes and advanced the ...

New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts how ...

Debunked breaks down how nuclear explosions work through atom splitting and physics. New virus strain spikes in 9 US states with symptoms from brain fog to persistent cough ...

Safe and lasting infrastructure for use at low temperatures is needed to meet the growing global demand for sustainable liquid energy carriers (hydrogen, methane and ammonia can store and transport ...

Piefer’s 50-year forecast seems a long way off, but progress shown by SHINE and NorthStar means the future is here in the sense that isotopes produced by both companies are already treating patients ...

“Curious people,” according to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez, “had the right to exhibit a controlled disrespect ...

Could black holes help explain the origins of high-energy cosmic radiation? The universe is filled with many forms of ...

For example, the atomic number of chlorine is 17. Every chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons. It has 17 positive charges and 17 negative charges, meaning that it is neutral overall. Atoms of ...

A single speck of light—captured inside a lab at Oxford—turned the abstract into the tangible. It didn’t just win a prize; it showed that we ...

In alchemy, a theory exists about altering the nature of metals through changes in their composition, prominently featuring the legendary philosopher’s stone. But can one truly ... Continue Reading → ...