An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties. It is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. (Image: M ...

This principle of unity transforming individuals into something qualitatively different is beautifully mirrored in Judaism.

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Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

It is this: when many individual entities come together, the result is not merely the sum of their parts. In the language of ...

Researchers created a gas that doesn’t experience resistance or diffusion when cooled to freezing, proving it’s possible for ...

At first glance, quantum mechanics might seem strange or even impossible. That’s because our everyday experiences of the laws of physics are very different from how matter and energy behave at the ...

By inserting tiny imperfections into the stones, scientists open up possibilities in computing, encryption and sensors ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting ...

They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere—trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...