Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...

Explore the fascinating world of atoms in this video, which delves into their fundamental components: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Discover the shortcomings of the traditional atomic model as we ...

“There’s a lot of meanings for ‘small,’” says Janet Conrad, a particle physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Knowable Magazine reports that neutrinos may help explain the universe's missing antimatter, shedding light on ...

For example, the atomic number of chlorine is 17. Every chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons. It has 17 positive charges and 17 negative charges, meaning that it is neutral overall. Atoms of ...

For all our telescopes and colliders, dark matter has remained an elusive ghost for the better part of a century. It ...

More than 100 Connecticut businesses use low-level radioactive materials, mostly for X-rays, CT scans and PET scans.

The top quark’s extreme mass makes it decay almost immediately after it is produced. “The top and antitop quarks just have ...

Irish physicist William Rowan Hamilton’s pioneering work contained hints of the enigmatic wave–particle duality that governs the universe.

In alchemy, a theory exists about altering the nature of metals through changes in their composition, prominently featuring the legendary philosopher’s stone. But can one truly ... Continue Reading → ...