For the first time, scientists have used ultrafast X-ray flashes to take a direct image of a single electron as it moved during a chemical reaction. In the new study, published Aug. 20 in the journal ...

In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves—a striking and ...

Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings ...

Nature has many rhythms: the seasons result from Earth's movement around the sun, the ticking of a pendulum clock results ...

Venus Williams has one of tennis’ most iconic celebrations. She steps onto the court, raises a hand to acknowledge the crowd, takes a little skip and twirls around, soaking up the applause. And when ...

Retirement-account balances reached record highs in the second quarter, propelling more investors into the 401(k) millionaire club, according to Fidelity Investments. The ranks of 401(k) millionaires ...

Investor sentiment often swings with the ebb and flow of clinical trial results, technological advancements, and strategic corporate partnerships. In this volatile environment, market analysts and ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government ...

Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research, and Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss the latest news affecting markets, what could inspire the next market surge and much more. Bear attack in ...

People are living longer and longer lives than before, but the pace of growth in life expectancy has dropped sharply since the early twentieth century 1. José Andrade at the Max Planck Institute for ...

As it happened: João Almeida eats into Jonas Vingegaard’s lead on shortened stage 18 time of the Vuelta a España Vuelta a España stage 18: Filippo Ganna prevails over Jay Vine for victory in ...

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July. “We had a bold goal of single-digit wait time on ...