The “spacescape” exposes crystal oscillators used in space applications to the hazards of radiation. This article focuses on ...

Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

Two recent studies published in Nature and Science Advances explored quantum approaches that could improve the precision of ...

New research reveals how ghost particles may break the universe’s symmetry, offering clues to why matter—and life—exist at all.

By the late 1800s, the scientific world was buzzing with questions about electricity and light. Several researchers were ...

Researchers have adapted Bell’s theorem from quantum mechanics to help them predict financial crises before they happen.

Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang died in Beijing on Saturday, weeks after marking his 103rd birthday. Yang died of illness, according to state news agency Xinhua. No details ...

Unusual radio signals from beneath Antarctica’s ice continue to defy explanation. Several years ago, scientists using a ...

The science is unsettled, but researchers say there is cause for concern. Tiny plastic particles like these—called microplastics—are added to some exfoliating skincare gels and can get into the ...

A new measurement method suggests that the proton, a crucial subatomic particle in the Universe, is smaller than previously believed. All visible matter in the ...

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its existence. Using a network-like model of particle connections, they argue that ...