Here’s how it works. Since the discovery of the proton and the electron in the 20th century, a mystery persists at the core ...

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Glittering blue sapphires, so suggestive of piercing cold, have remarkably hot origins deep beneath the surface.

The recipe for making superheavy elements is simple in theory. You smash together two lighter elements that, combined, have ...

Adding or removing neutrons from an atomic nucleus leads to changes in the size of the nucleus. This in turn causes tiny ...

The findings may lead to the creation of the most precise clock ever, facilitating advancements in deep space navigation and ...

Hydrothermal vents are molten rock and superheated water-spewing geysers dotted along midocean ridges which form a long seam ...

Quantum materials—those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics, such as ...

As a summer science writing intern in the Media and Communications Office at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven ...

Lots of labs are attempting to change that, though. And two of them reported some progress this week, including a ...

The electron returns to the fuel cell having done its job and the process of reuniting it and a proton involves oxygen. The ...

Researchers structurally analyzed adenine nucleotide control and neurodegenerative diseases in ClC-3 exchangers.