This video explores the three fundamental forces of the quantum world: electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force, and their roles in shaping atoms, matter, and the universe.

When we artificially induce rain or snow, we use a process called cloud seeding. Particles are launched into the sky to give water molecules a surface to freeze onto. As the ice crystals grow heavier, ...

Learn about the particles showering down on Earth and how scientists find them at annual Arthur H. Compton Lecture series ...

Scientists at CERN’s LHCb experiment have discovered a new particle made of two charm quarks and one down quark.

If you’ve ever felt a shock after rubbing your hair with a balloon or shuffling across a carpet, you’ll know that static electricity can be a real pain. But for the scientists who study it, the pain ...

For years, one of the most powerful weapons against certain blood cancers, called CAR-T cell therapy, has required an ...

Seemingly random charging of identical materials depends on the carbonaceous molecules stuck to their surfaces ...

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged ...

An international collaboration, including Northwestern University, has reached a critical milestone in the search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about 85% of all matter in the ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard were recognized for their foundational work in quantum information science.

After years of creating highly specialized software, researchers used supercomputer clusters to finally solve the "100,000-body problem.

When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching. Among the names read out ...