Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

Scientists have now mapped the forces acting inside a proton, showing in unprecedented detail how quarks -- the tiny particles within -- respond when hit by high-energy photons. The international team ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists developed new ways to control atom collisions using optical tweezers, offering insights ...

When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...

Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...

An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about ...

Primitive hand pumps made of blue PVC piping provide water ... and now lives in a single-room brick structure built by her construction-worker husband and other family. The income from the ...