Far lighter than other ions collided at the LHC, oxygen (and neon) could tell us about conditions in the early universe.

An atom consists of a heavy center, called the nucleus, made of particles called protons and neutrons. An atom has lighter ...

Protons and neutrons also have another property — kind of like a different type of charge — that is strong enough to bind them together once they are able to get very close together.

Not that anyone asked, but uranium enrichment is certainly a newsworthy topic where a little science might be helpful. Here's ...

According to Campain for Nuclear Disarmament (CNDUK), the heart of a nuclear explosion can reach numerous million degrees ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that Iran has already enriched a large amount of uranium up to 60%.

Now, most of the atoms in the universe are the two simplest kinds: hydrogen, which has one proton, zero neutrons and one electron; and helium, which has two protons, two neutrons and two electrons. Of ...