Physicists searching for “dark forces” unexpectedly discovered deformed atomic nuclei. When top research teams collaborate, ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an 'artificial sun' reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more ...

An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the ...

Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has ...

Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

The quantum size of a neutrino has been measured for the first time using innovative table-top measurements of the particle’s ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

Dissolved Organic Matter is a mysterious and still largely unidentified combination of substances that is thought to be ...

Nuclear power is going through a bit of a renaissance as developed countries look for sources of cheap, plentiful energy to ...

When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their nuclei—has a lot to say ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...