As the nucleus splits, it also releases its neutrons. These neutrons bounce around at incredible speeds until some eventually ...

Virtual particles exploit the natural fuzziness of the subatomic world, where if these ephemeral particles live briefly enough, they can also briefly borrow their energy from empty space. The haziness ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured “ultraweak” photon emissions from living organisms. In rats this glow ...

The LUX-ZEPLIN detector is breaking new ground in the hunt for dark matter, setting unprecedented limits on WIMP particles. Its results not only narrow the possibilities for dark matter but also open ...

In a study published in Nature, a team led by Harvard and MIT scientists reported a quantum system with more than 3,000 ...

Constantinos G. Vayenas examines positron and electron catalysis of neutrino hadronization, as they continue to explore how ...

But what have been the most significant physics prizes of the 21st century? I’m including 2000 as part of this century (ignoring pedants who say it didn’t start till 1 January 2001 ). During that time ...