A new theory-based approach provides access to the minute transverse motion of quarks within protons. Nuclear physicists have developed a new theoretical framework that allows them to calculate a ...

A severe geomagnetic storm means parts of the United States will be able to see the aurora borealis. This activity started ...

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For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Researchers are uncovering the origins of cosmic rays, linking them to mysterious cosmic accelerators called PeVatrons New research from astrophysicists at Michigan State University may bring scientis ...

Quark-gluon plasma, a bizarre state of matter that mimics the early cosmos, is the hottest thing ever made on Earth ...

A research team from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of ...

In this video, we explore fundamental concepts about the atom and the forces that govern it. **CHAPTERS** 0:00 - Why is the Universe inside an atom? 1:29 - What is an atom? 4:44 - Louis de Broglie's ...

Texas A&M scientists have unlocked new potential for astatine-211, a rare and short-lived element, as a highly precise cancer-fighting isotope. Its alpha emissions destroy tumor cells while sparing ...

Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster ...