Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, mathematicians have wondered if the prime numbers are truly random, or if ...

Durham researchers Dark energy and black holes are possibly two of the most elusive concepts ever analyzed by experts. A study published in Physical Review Letters combines these two concepts. The ...

Geomagnetic storms could cause devastating global internet outages, costing the US economy $7.2 billion a day.

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...