Members of the STAR collaboration, a group of physicists collecting and analyzing data from particle collisions at the ...

We’ve reached the limit of a very successful way to make new elements in the lab. In new research, scientists unveil a new take on that technology and report its success. The heaviest elements could ...

There are scientific explanations for this, including theories about layers of particles in the nucleus, and “magic numbers” of protons and neutrons that may be stable in combination. If we can find ...

Andrea Richard receives funding from the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

“This research helps reveal how nuclear matter behaves under extreme conditions, like those that existed just after the Big ...

Intriguingly, these scientists noticed that very particular numbers of protons and neutrons appeared to result in unusually stable nuclei, and these values became known as magic numbers. "The magic ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in ...

A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic ...

A team at CERN has reported the observation of a new type of particle made up of four quarks. This discovery could enhance ...

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

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