Quantum gravity is an intriguing area of study, in which scientists try to reconcile quantum physics with the theory of general relativity. The specific emphasis of quantum gravity is ... Read More

A halo nucleus is oversized and fragile, the exact opposite of a standard atomic nucleus (small and dense). The outermost neutrons (halo neutrons) extend outward from the nucleus, forming ... Read More

The US Department of Energy is running a program, called Qbox, which simulates the reliability of America's aging stockpile of nuclear weapons without actually having to perform detonation experiments. ... Read More

Black holes not only attract objects with gravity, as all massive objects do, but also seem to "rob" them of their angular momentum. Recent findings support a thirty-year-old hypothesis ... Read More

National Geographic Channel is airing The Science of Superman on Thursday, June 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The show features Superman Returns director Bryan Singer, the new Superman actor, ... Read More

A new paper from Stephen Hawking (of Cambridge University) and Thomas Hertog (of CERN) may explain one of several problems in applying string theory: how to explain dark energy. In order ... Read More

The Martian atmosphere is 0.7% as dense as Earth's, so one would expect sound (pressurized waves of moving air molecules) to fade in intensity quickly on Mars. Unfortunately, the ... Read More

For years, ball lightning has been something of a mystery. Reported by the Roman philosopher Seneca, the Emperor Charlemagne, and the quantum physicist Niels Bohr, many have claimed to ... Read More

The field of quantum chromodynamics is the study of quarks and their interactions through the fundamental forces of physics (especially the strong nuclear force). Learn more about quarks, including ... Read More

Today we have yet another interesting bit of news from the 151st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. In addition to the "photoacoustic microscope" of vibrating nanowires we ... Read More

Even though humans develop a sense of touch before other senses, it has been very difficult to create a similar mechanism for robots. This makes some elements of manual ... Read More

On June 6, the 151st meeting of the Acoustic Society of America took place. While this may sound like a collection of folk singers, it's actually a serious scientific ... Read More

In a case of unexpected discovery, fortune favored researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. While inducing a potent magnetic field, at low temperatures, to a pigment known ... Read More

I used to be a fairly big fan of the David E. Kelley show Boston Public, which was about an urban high school in, you guessed it, Boston. In ... Read More

A Scottish company, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd. (OPD), has developed a device that resembles a mechanical snake. It's red, 450-feet long, and floats in the ocean, none of which ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, in conjunction with The Girl Scouts of America, NASA, Sally Ride Science, and dozens of other organizations hosted the "first-ever ... Read More