Physics

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom could be careening through the solar system unnoticed. But their days […]

Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new

In real life, laws are broken all the time. Besides your everyday criminals, there are scammers and fraudsters, politicians and

Something strange is happening at Earth’s center. Decades of earthquake data show that Earth’s inner core has been rotating slower

Sometimes science fiction does inspire science research. À la Jurassic Park’s entombed mosquito, scientists have developed a method to store

Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to

Scientific clockmakers have crafted a prototype of a nuclear clock, hinting at future possibilities for using atomic nuclei to perform

The motion of whizzing electrons has been captured like never before. Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that snaps images

Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do