Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to ...

North Pacific winter storm paths are moving toward the North Pole faster than scientists expected. In Alaska, glaciers are ...

Researchers have uncovered a key mechanism that helps aging cells stop dividing before they can become cancerous, identifying the DNA damage sensor ATM as the central player in this process. Credit: ...

For nearly a century, students have learned the inductive effect the same way. Now, researchers say that explanation may not ...

Possible interactions between dark matter and neutrinos may help explain a persistent mismatch in how cosmic structure evolved.

A speculative paper argues that ancient planetary flybys may have helped trigger some of Earth’s mass extinctions.

New research suggests the brain may lose its ability to adjust to change before the first obvious memory symptoms appear.

New research suggests that chronic inflammation caused by a bacterial endotoxin may play a much larger role in mad cow ...

After an exceptionally poor snow season, one of Arizona's largest reservoirs shrank to less than 1% full, wiping out nearly ...

Modern hip replacements could change what patients expect from surgery. Instead of a temporary fix, they may offer decades of ...

A new plasma chemistry breakthrough could help manufacturers build the next generation of smaller, faster, and more powerful ...

New observations show that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way does not consume nearby dust objects as ...