The solitary physicist, deep in thought, paces beside a chalkboard peppered with symbols and equations. The astronomer, ...

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Incorporated into every aspect of everyday life, the neutron is a fundamental particle of nature. Now, a research ...

It’s always fun to test our knowledge with questions from our school days. Sure, we’ve grown up and learned a lot since then, but sometimes we come across a few questions that leave us scratching our ...

More than 23 years ago, NASA intern Thad Roberts hatched a daring plan to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks and a meteorite from ...

An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s CEO, built his career on a foundation spanning physics at Nanyang Technological University, nuclear ...

The Rhisotope Project is embedding radioactive isotopes in the horns of rhinos in an effort to prevent poaching. Rhinos ...

The idea of a perpetual motion machine captivates many scientists, envisioning a device that functions indefinitely without an external energy source. This concept evokes images of self-sustaining ...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed launching a nationwide competition to name Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant on ...

NASA intern Thad Roberts concocted a plan to steal moon rocks, and he was successful. Was it a romantic gesture, or was he ...

Since its birth in 1947, Pakistan has journeyed through triumphs, turbulence, and tenacity. Forged in the crucible of ...