Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.

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Maria Goeppert Mayer is remembered as one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. She was born in Germany ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, temporarily altering their electronic behavior. By combining cutting-edge ...

Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

Quote of the day by the woman who changed science, Maria Goeppert Mayer: In 1963, only the second woman in history won the ...

A nuclear escalation in the Middle East would trigger a global catastrophe. Know the physics behind nuclear weapons, and the ...

The liquid outer core is surrounded by the thick layer called the mantle. It’s mostly solid rock, not melted like lava. Over ...