As net zero goals revive the push for atomic power, could it light the way or lead to disaster? Three timely books explore ...

The invisible dark matter is one of the universe's biggest mysteries, and its existence is confirmed only by the ...

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has been getting bigger since the Big Bang. When the hydrogen and helium atoms ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help ...

The spiritual view of life is trapped between two opposite words, physics and metaphysics, the study of the physical world and the study of what might lie beyond the physical. Given a choice ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Cosmic radiation occasionally contains enormous amounts of energy, but we don’t know why or where this radiation comes from.

The current AI race has reached a bottleneck that can be relieved only by new sources of electrical generation. Read more ...

In fission, the nucleus of the atom splits into two or more nuclei, which releases large amounts of energy. Uranium is found almost everywhere. It is in rocks, soil and water. There are even traces of ...

Israel’s tally of war damage it has wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 nuclear scientists and ...