Unexpected epochs of stillness that punctuate the cosmic timeline could offer a natural explanation for dark matter and many ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough in the development of "life-like" synthetic materials which ...

Researchers are delving into the world of starquakes to understand the densest matter in the universe within neutron stars. This study not only bridges the gap between astronomy and nuclear physics ...

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have questions, though.

Scientists from Caltech have developed ‘a new type of matter,’ which they are calling polycatenated architected materials, or PAMs. This new matter doesn’t occur naturally, and uses ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

What if time is not as fixed as we thought? Imagine that instead of flowing in one direction—from past to future—time could ...

Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought. Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the ...

How could such a tiny piece of matter have mattered so much? After all, as Mr. Tonelli suggests in the subtitle to his book, matter is a “magnificent illusion.” Mr. Tonelli bookends “Matter ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

The first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House have taught us a number of things, with no doubt many lessons are still to come. The most glaring after just 11 ...