For nearly a century, scientists have understood how crystalline materials—such as metals and semiconductors—bend without ...

Scientists have discovered an ultra-large structure in the distant universe that calls into question our understanding of the cosmos. The newly uncovered "Big Ring on the Sky" is the second ...

One of the proud achievements of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the discovery of three elements either by its own staff or in collaboration with other institutions in the United States and Russia.

For the first time in more than thirty years, the heaviest nucleus decaying via proton emission has been measured. The previous similar breakthrough was achieved in 1996. The radioactive decay of ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

(Nanowerk News) When world-leading teams join forces, new findings are bound to be made. This is what happened when quantum physicists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Max ...

Astatine is a fast-decaying, and therefore rare element. It has been estimated that in the Earth’s crust there is no more than one tablespoon of astatine. An experiment performed in the Accelerator ...

Researchers measured very precisely atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their nuclear binding energies. The discovery provides essential data for ...

Over the past decade, the role of atomic scale simulation has greatly expanded. Once a retrospective and explanatory technique, it is now a powerful discovery and optimization tool. This shift was ...

A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone. And now some important ...