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

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

If you remember high school science, you’ll ace this quiz. And even if you don’t, stick around to expand your knowledge. 🫡The GCSE Combined Science exam is designed for UK students aged 15-16, ...

For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based directly on the interactions between their protons and neutrons. Published in ...

The marvels of the Grand Canyon extend beyond its dramatic scenery. Underground, vast cave systems hold clues to the region’s future climate. Over millennia groundwater percolating down through the ...

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will soon be smashing oxygen and neon atoms into other atoms of their own kind as part of its ATLAS experiment. The collisions will happen under enough heat and pressure ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Even the most powerful telescopes have not yet been able to see far enough back in time to witness events from the Big Bang. But by smashing atoms, ...

As AI pushes up electricity demand, big tech is turning to nuclear energy for clean, reliable energy that keeps the digital world running 24/7. Supercomputing and artificial intelligence (AI) are ...

It's no secret that Earth is doomed. Sure, there's the threat of climate change and the fact that sea levels are rising around the world. But that's not what we're talking about. Instead, our planet's ...

The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

There’s a pencil lying on my desk right now. It’s not much to look at, but what if I could zoom way in and see the protons and other itty-bitty stuff inside it? My friend Ryan Corbin told me it would ...