Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Quantum computing is entering a critical phase as researchers say scaling to millions of qubits is the biggest challenge and ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

Breakthrough photonic quantum chip emits ultra-short 2 nm X-ray waves, advancing quantum materials and powering next-gen ...

The writer critiques political engineering, media capture, and rising inequalities while reflecting on science, art, and ...

It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction film: astronauts striking a match hundreds of miles above Earth.

Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) launched the Visionary Initiatives（VIs） - a cross-disciplinary, integrated ...

Researchers found that gold “super atoms” can behave like the atoms in top-tier quantum systems—only far easier to scale. These tiny clusters can be customized at the molecular level, offering a ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the ...