Researchers from TUM, working at CERN, have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals how deuterons are formed. Another long-standing question in particle physics has been answered. Scientists ...

Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, ...

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum dance that never ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile not only confirmed one of the greatest mysteries in the universe—it also ruled out ...

By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most ...

A new study with the incredibly exciting title of "Overdispersed Radio Source Counts and Excess Radio Dipole Detection" has announced quite a thrilling discovery, indeed: Our solar system is moving ...

New multiscale simulations help crack long-standing mysteries behind the enormous radio arcs generated when galaxy clusters collide. At the universe's grandest scales, galaxy clusters collide in ...

The Saarland researchers reveal that the slipperiness of ice is driven by electrostatic forces, not melting. Water molecules in ice are arranged in a rigid crystal lattice. Each molecule has a ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...