Physicists in Germany have carried out the most accurate measurement to date of the width of the proton. By examining a previously unexplored energy-level transition in the hydrogen atom, Lothar ...
As data keeps exploding worldwide, scientists are racing to pack more information into smaller and smaller spaces — and a team at the University of Stuttgart may have just unlocked a powerful new ...
Samples returned from asteroid Bennu contain amino acids that may have formed in icy, radiation-filled environments rather ...
Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, ...
Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight. Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies ...
DEDHAM, Mass. — The National Weather Service on Tuesday published an updated list of snowfall reports from the Sunday-Monday storm that turned Massachusetts into a winter wonderland. The biggest ...
At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...
Last year started with a glimmer of hope raised by some encouraging remarks that incoming US President Donald Trump made regarding denuclearization, the dangers of nuclear weapons, and efforts to halt ...
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 27 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved forward four seconds and now sits at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest the symbolic clock has ...
When it comes to longevity, bigger is not always better. Aim for everyday strength. By Hilary Achauer These days, you might think you have to become a power lifter to age well. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a ...
For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...