The study of 'starquakes' (like earthquakes, but in stars) promises to give us important new insights into the properties of ...

Scientists found an unexpected nuclear energy shift in radioactive lanthanum isotopes, challenging existing models and ...

As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for ...

The wages for nuclear power techs are expected to range into the six figures, and it’s a good thing because Wyoming will soon ...

A compact method of detecting neutrinos provides new tests of physics theories and could lead to new reactor-monitoring methods.

A groundbreaking experiment has demonstrated that a compact neutrino detector can effectively identify antineutrinos at a ...

The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark has given physicists a new tool with which to hone their understanding of the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces. The Quanta Newsletter ...

Students will gain valuable research experience at a major national research institution this summer, thanks to an $800,000 federal grant from the Department of Energy.

Mehen, 54, died Dec. 29 at his home in Chapel Hill. He is remembered as a "brilliant theoretical physicist" and a "great ...

Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom’s nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in ...

Nuclear clocks would also be much more sensitive to new physics beyond the Standard Model – allowing physicists to explore hypothetical concepts such as dark matter. “The nuclear energy scale is ...

These well-regarded universities have shown strength in producing research in a wide range of topics related to physics – the study of matter and energy. Topics include particle and nuclear ...