MIT physicists have taken the first-ever direct images of individual atoms interacting freely in space. Their findings, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, reveal hidden quantum ...

All known elementary particles fall into one of two categories ... But paraparticles in three dimensions that could form a solid still seemed impossible. That is, until now. While developing their ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space‑time. Until now.

By a suspension, materials scientists mean a liquid in which tiny, insoluble solid particles are evenly distributed. If the concentration of particles in such a mixture is very high, phenomena can ...

Engineers came up with a set of tests to make sure reclaimed asphalt pavement resists skidding and sliding when wet.

For my music, that medium is air, but you can also hear sounds underwater—or through solid matter if you put ... with just a few dozen particles in each cubic centimeter. That thin gruel can ...

While both American and European cheese have their unique qualities, American cheesemakers use something that you may not ...

Worsening ozone levels can be attributed to smoke from wildfires in Canada in 2023 and higher temperatures combined with emissions in the South. The American Lung Association found that 156.1 ...

A new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are ...

Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic ...