Spread the loveThe world of nuclear physics is constantly evolving, with new findings that challenge long-held beliefs about atomic structure and behavior. Recently, a collaborative effort from an ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from ...

As part of the 2025 Ontario budget, the Indigenous Opportunities Financing Program (IOFP) program was tripled to $3 billion ...

Quantum technologies, computers or other devices that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, rely on the precise ...

Modern viewers tend to associate superweapons with Star Wars, but Star Trek has quite a few that make George Lucas’ look tame. There’s a simple reason for this; as (ostensibly) peaceful as the ...

Physicists working with molybdenum-84, a nucleus containing exactly 42 protons and 42 neutrons, have found that this seemingly balanced atom defies one of nuclear physics’ longest-standing ...

Some researchers are seeking out the ancient history of these patterns in a substance that may be unexpected to some: plant wax. The study, coauthored by Daniel Ibarra, an assistant professor of Earth ...

Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, and sometimes these atoms are slightly heavier than usual. These heavier forms are called isotopes. As water evaporates or moves through the atmosphere, the ...

Geological features like these provide evidence that Mars once had a denser atmosphere and significant surface water — ...

Clinton was at the center of an Obama-era deal that constrained Iran's uranium enrichment when the U.N. was calling for its ...