The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable ...

Experimental particle physicists working at the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory have found evidence ...

Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field.

Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines experimental data with state-of-the-art calculations has revealed a more detailed ...

A decade-long investigation into puzzling neutrino behavior has now ruled out one of the most widely discussed explanations: ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich ...

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The Matter of Everything tells the history of physics through experiments. Any book about the history of science for a general audience ...

Scientists are using anesthesia to probe the quantum roots of consciousness—and the research offers tantalizing evidence.

A laboratory has been growing 12 populations of E. coli since 1988 — this year, the cultures will get a new custodian. On 24 February 1988, evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski filled 12 flasks with ...

Professor Pan and his team recreated Einstein's thought experiment to demonstrate how the quantum world actually works.

Bubbles are a cornerstone of many environmental and industrial processes such as the development of pharmaceutical products and mitigating the environmental impact of greenhouse gases. From algae ...