We obviously can’t put the universe on a giant set of scales, but scientists have found astonishingly clever ways to […] ...
The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...
Dark matter is an enigmatic form of matter not expected to emit light, yet it is essential to understanding how the rich ...
Nobel Prize in Physics is a tribute to the scientists who first discovered quantum behaviors in a macroscopic electrical ...
Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have proven that the Carnot principle, a central law of thermodynamics, does ...
“The mass and the antiparticle nature of neutrinos can be studied by measuring the radioactive beta and double-beta decays of ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Since 2006, guns have been used in an average of 25 mass killings per ...
The discovery could significantly reduce the production costs of fuels, chemicals, and materials. A research team from the ...
Funding will run out next week if Congress doesn’t act. The White House is preparing federal agencies for widespread layoffs if the government shuts down next week, leaving new uncertainty about what ...
September baseball means expanded rosters, playoff races and math for teams in postseason contention. The Philadelphia Phillies are in the postseason and are National League East champions, but ...
When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month for addressing marine litter, it named five Asian nations—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—as ...
R 0, pronounced “R naught” or “R zero,” is a mathematical term that indicates how contagious an infectious disease is. It’s also referred to as the reproduction number. R 0 of 1 means an infection in ...