The word “ atom ” is from the Greek word atomos, which means “uncuttable”. This is the smallest particle in the universe that behaves “normally”. Normal behaviour for a particular atom means that it ...

In our 3D space, elementary particles neatly filter into either bosons or fermions. But in lower dimensions, that distinction ...

“The theoretical framework we developed explains how quasiparticles emerge in systems with an extremely heavy impurity, ...

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by dark matter ever seen.

Getting an up-close view of life at the cellular level can be as simple as placing onion skin under a microscope and adjusting the knobs. Peering deeper, into the heart of the atoms within, isn't as ...

For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based directly on the interactions between their protons and neutrons. Published in ...

THE remarkable results obtained within the past fifteen months by employing the spinning electron in Bohr's atomic model suggest the question whether it may not be necessary to suppose that the proton ...

EPA on Thursday swept away a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy and set in motion plans to unwind a slew of federal programs used to combat global warming. The rollback of the endangerment finding for ...

The Trump administration has repealed an EPA rule that classified carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health. The endangerment finding underpinned regulations that set ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration have rescinded an Obama-era scientific finding on climate change that has served for nearly two decades as the legal underpinning for ...

The Environmental Protection Agency moved to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, which determined greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health and undergirds federal climate regulations. The move ...