In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

A recent study suggests that chemical traces of ancient microbial life may still be preserved beneath Mars' icy surface.

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

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A new method uses condenser microphones and neural networks to estimate droplet radius from resonant frequency.

According to the laws of physics, matter and antimatter behave the same way and were formed in equal quantities in the Big ...

If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than ...

As orange-and-black decorations go up across neighborhoods, so do piles of candy. Dentists say you don't have to ruin the fun ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

Ever wondered what makes up the universe? Explore the fascinating world of fundamental particles, from the tiniest quarks to ...

When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...