The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there ...

Predicting earthquakes has long been an unattainable fantasy. Factors like odd animal behaviors that have historically been thought to forebode earthquakes are not supported by empirical evidence. As ...

The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully completed the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) and released its first physics results.

Resource constraints and growing demands often challenge the aspiration for a federal government that serves all Americans effectively and efficiently — delivering timely benefits, responsive services ...

One morning in late September, the writer and former Times columnist Mark Bittman walked into the Lower Eastside Girls Club, a rec center in Alphabet City and the site of what would become, in less ...

Cold atom experiments are among the most powerful and precise ways of investigating and measuring the Universe and exploring the quantum world. By trapping atoms and exploiting their quantum ...

Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab. (Santa Barbara, ...

Cold atom experiments trap atoms to probe quantum effects, enabling ultra-precise sensing, timekeeping, and monitoring of Earth and space phenomena. (Nanowerk News) Cold atom experiments are among the ...