Democritus of Abdera was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher best known for developing the atomic theory of the universe. While he has become known in the history of philosophy as the "Laughing ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a school district just northwest of Dallas for allegedly illegally continuing to ...

Quantum technologies operate by leveraging various quantum mechanical effects, including entanglement. Entanglement occurs ...

Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools. Almost 100 years ago, John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting teaching ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent ...

Researchers have developed the Automatic Process Explorer (APE), an approach that enhances our understanding of atomic and molecular processes. By dynamically refining simulations, APE has uncovered ...

As the growth in global electricity need and supply continues to accelerate, efficient power electronics will be key to ...

Quantum physics just took a leap from theory to reality! Empa researchers have, for the first time, successfully built a long ...

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant must ‘remain Ukrainian,’ Zelesnky said Thursday. It’s occupied by Russia and would take ...

In theory, a quantum computer could perform calculations vastly more quickly than today’s conventional computers.