The blast is what people imagine. A sudden flash, a rising cloud, the moment when history splits into “before” and “after”.

Scientists are exploring a new type of optical atomic clock based on ytterbium-173 ions that could help define the future standard for measuring time.

Physicists have found a new “island of inversion” in the nucleus of molybdenum-84, a perfectly balanced atom with equal numbers of protons and neutrons. The discovery upends a decades-old assumption ...

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell ...

It is now 21 years since graphene - the "miracle" material made in Manchester - was first shown to the world by two academics ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.

This animation illustrates how targeted alpha therapy delivers powerful radiation directly to cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Credit: ORNL ...

Maria Goeppert Mayer is remembered as one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. She was born in Germany ...

Tony Dokoupil is the anchor of the new "CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil." He previously served as co-host of "CBS Mornings" and anchored "The Uplift," a weekly series spotlighting positive and ...

A team led by MIT used a simple molecule to peek inside a radium atom’s nucleus. In a new study, they watched electrons in radium monofluoride pick up a tiny energy change that betrays what is ...