From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

For decades, nuclear physicists believed that "Islands of Inversion"—regions where the normal rules of nuclear structure ...

The FDA has approved a device that aims to treat depression by sending electric current into a part of the brain known to ...

Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter.

FSU scientists create a new crystal with swirling magnetic textures, opening paths to denser storage and future quantum ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually ...

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The 19th edition of the annual list spotlights ten individuals and families across Asia-Pacific who have made significant, personal contributions to various charitable causes over the past two years.

Inside a nuclear fusion device, high-energy deuterium and tritium particles are generated. Deuterium and tritium are heavier ...

Lying on your back in a big hospital scanner, as still as you can, with your arms above your head – for 45 minutes. It ...