A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, ...

A recent study published in One Earth presents strong evidence indicating that the climate impact of newly formed particles ...

Physicists know from previous experiments that what happens at the nuclear scale to protons and neutrons also affects their ...

The year was 1900 and Max Planck was a young physicist working on the problem of blackbody radiation . This was an intense ...

Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter believed to be everywhere, outnumbering regular matter (what we're made of) 5-to ...

In a major milestone for particle physics, scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have successfully observed top ...

Scientists have taken a bold step toward understanding dark matter, the invisible force shaping the cosmos. Using atomic ...

A Harvard University fellowship recipient works to create quantum phases of matter.

The interactive activity on this page is designed to visualise the states of matter and what happens when substances change state. You can use it to help your revision. There are three main states ...

Greg Piefer is a UW-Madison College of Engineering product who is bullish about fusion uses today while urging patience over its longer-term energy use.

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Breathe easy, Philly, because our air quality is on the up and up. Why it matters: Long-term exposure to poor air quality is harmful to your health. State of play: The average ...