Scientists discover a new way heat moves in super-cool liquid
In a groundbreaking experiment, a team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered an unusual behavior of heat in a...
Scientists explore the mysteries of neutrino particles through cutting-edge experiments
Neutrinos are tiny particles that are incredibly important in the world of physics.
They were once thought to have no mass, but groundbreaking discoveries showed...
Why serious scientists are mesmerized by the multiverse
The multiverse may be a cool (and convenient) concept for comic books and superhero movies, but why do scientists take it seriously?
In a new...
Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology
In the quest to understand the potential for life beyond Earth, researchers are widening their search to encompass not only biological markers, but also...
The most massive neutron stars probably have cores of quark matter
Atoms are made of three things: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Electrons are a type of fundamental particle, but protons and neutrons are composite particles made...
Simulation perfectly matches what we see when neutron stars collide
There are many mysteries in the world of astronomy and a fair number relate to the processes during the end of the life of...
How common salt reveals secrets of stars and planets
Have you ever wondered what happens deep inside stars or far beneath the Earth's surface?
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have made a fascinating...
Why quantum mechanics defies physics
The full, weird story of the quantum world is much too large for a single article, but the period from 1905, when Einstein first...
How supersymmetry saved string theory
String theory, like most revolutions, had humble origins.
It started all the way back in the 1960’s as an attempt to understand the workings of...
Why string theory requires extra dimensions
String theory found its origins in an attempt to understand the nascent experiments revealing the strong nuclear force.
Eventually another theory, one based on particles...