In our three-dimensional space, elementary particles neatly filter into either bosons or fermions. But in lower dimensions, ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the ...

Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” The answer is – physics!That’s why ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing mystery in particle physics, by finding no sign of the particle many hoped would explain it. An international collaboration of ...

The currents of the oceans, the roiling surface of the sun, and the clouds of smoke billowing off a forest fire—all are ...

At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow ...

For decades, cobalt has served as a benchmark ferromagnet. Its crystal structure and magnetic properties have been extensively documented. However, the new findings show that cobalt hosts a rich ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first warp drive design from the early 90s required massive amounts of negative energy, but three decades of honing the math ...

(CNN) — Scientists are trying to solve a decade-long mystery by determining the identity of anomalous signals detected from below ice in Antarctica. The strange radio waves emerged during a search for ...

Physicists at NYU have discovered a new type of time crystal—an exotic state of matter whose particles rhythmically “tick” while levitating on sound waves.

The Conversation reports on winter jackets, blending old physics and modern materials to efficiently trap heat, ensuring ...

In prophetic words for today’s AI age, in 2014, he urged the Church and the political world to remember that human beings may ...