Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...

You've probably seen videos showing characters walking through walls like ghosts. Upon closer inspection, atoms consist of a ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily ...

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has made significant strides in understanding the ionization of atoms and molecules, a fundamental process in physics that has implications for ...

Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were ...

A team of physicists has embarked on a journey where few others have gone: into the glue that binds atomic nuclei. The resultant measurement, which was extracted from experimental data taken at the ...

A recent column on hydrogen water brought a well-deserved slap on the wrist from two experts. Rodney H. from Texas writes ...

Last week, a huge solar flare sent a wave of energetic particles from the Sun surging out through space. Over the weekend, the wave reached Earth, and people around the world enjoyed the sight of ...