The standard model of physics is one of the most successful scientific theories in existence, but do we need it all?

Protons have more quantum innards than we previously knew, transforming our view of these particles that sit at the heart of every atom. Researchers have long known that protons are made up of smaller ...

When magic becomes engineeringFrom quantum teleportation to cosmic-ray-proof codes, physics labs are quietly rewriting the rules of computing. By Dr Jannie Zaaiman, CEO, South Africa Information and ...

China's BESIII collaboration announced on August 5, 2026, that the particle X (2370) is the first experimentally confirmed ...

Researchers in Japan have unveiled how thousands of microscopic particles can spontaneously pair up, ...

Biofilms—bacterial communities encased in a sticky, polymer-rich matrix—can be difficult to treat because that matrix slows ...

Some 1.3 billion years ago, when multicellular organisms were just emerging on Earth and life was still confined to the ocean, two behemoth black holes smashed together in a far-flung galaxy. The ...

Shooting stars cross the night sky over a wooden idol near the village of Ptich some 25km away from Minsk, during the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower on August 15, 2015. SERGEY BALAY/AFP via ...

In January 2024, physicists at TU Dortmund University demonstrated a continuous time crystal in a semiconductor whose oscillations remained stable for hours. In a new study published in Nature ...

Rodney Luster, Ph.D., University research chair and chair of the Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Research (CLER) in the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies, presented pilot ...

A new etymological study shows that the terms for scientific disciplines can take shape through naming and classification as much as through theories and institutional usage, as reported by a ...

When Russian forces compromised the systems controlling Ukraine's power generators, or when a US satellite was recently ...