The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

Researchers from Hanns-Christoph Nägerl's group have produced the world's first ultracold KCs molecules in their absolute ...

The rapidly growing field of research on chiral phonons is giving researchers new insights into the fundamental behaviors and structures of materials. The chirality of phonons could pave the way for ...

Transient cosmic ray phenomena produced by a solar superstorm can be linked to variations in atmospheric electricity.

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

When a material is heated or cooled, two changes may happen to the particles within the material: The number of particles does not change during a change of state, only their spacing and arrangement.

On Nov. 2, Kip Thorne took the stage at Harvey Mudd College’s Galileo Auditorium to recount his 50 year odyssey of making ...