The ice in a domestic freezer is remarkably different from the single crystals that form in snow clouds, or even those formed ...

But only in the last 70 years have we known for certain they were there. In 1956, physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines ...

Foams are everywhere: soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise. For decades, scientists ...

Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a "fundamental breakthrough" that ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...

Focused Energy is developing a commercial system for generating energy from the laser-driven fusion of hydrogen isotopes.

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural ...

Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could potentially be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper thought was impossible.

Space is filled with a variety of objects, some blisteringly hot, some tremendously cold, but areas with little to nothing at ...

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

Flux physics refers to continuous change in physical quantities, including energy transfer and dynamic equilibria. Flux is central to many areas of formal and Big-P physics, though intuitive ...