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As if atoms weren’t already mind-blowingly small, never mind subatomic particles, CERN researchers in the CMS Collaboration ...

It’s clear that microplastics, particularly those found in water and food sources, may be playing a more significant role in ...

Physicists are sketching the designs of a particle accelerator that would be radically smaller and cheaper than existing ...

A groundbreaking discovery has rocked the field of neutrino astronomy—scientists have detected an ultra-high-energy neutrino using the KM3NeT telescope, with an energy level 16,000 times greater than ...

Neutrinos, the mysterious and nearly massless particles that barely interact with anything, are revealing new secrets through the KATRIN experiment. Using tritium decay and advanced spectrometry, ...

Quantum superposition is a phenomenon in which a tiny particle can be in two states at the same time — but only if it is not ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

Residents of New York could have the opportunity to see the dazzling northern lights this week, if the weather cooperates.

Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to ...