Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

Part of our International Year of Quantum Science and Technology coverage More than 300 top quantum physicists gathered ...

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms have exhibited good performance on well-known numerical test problems. In this paper, we propose a supervisor-student model in particle swarm optimization ...

The first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle has been conducted, according to ...

Three intertwined time directions may underpin everything, turning space into mere “paint on the canvas” and pushing physics ...

The idea of a particle that races faster than light has long fascinated physicists. Known as the tachyon, it was originally ...

If Stephen Quake gets his way, biologists in the future will spend a lot less time wielding pipettes. “Our goal,” he says, ...

For decades, he hid his time-travel obsession. Now, he is challenging the assumptions that underpin our universe.

Quantum physics theory, a realm where the intricacies of particles and waves are examined, offers a most profound parallel to traditional Indigenous philosophies. Our Native teachings, grounded in ...

When and where the earliest modern human populations migrated and settled in East Asia is relatively well known. However, how ...

The model predicts how fuel droplets and gas particles behave in detonation waves. These waves occur in rocket engines, ...

New evidence suggests the universe might not behave as expected, raising questions about the costs of being wrong.