(More on that in a moment.) But as usual in science, there's more to the story. On human scales of mass and distance, matter obeys the laws of motion described by Sir Isaac Newton. Chief among ...

Scientists are working on an ambitious dark matter experiment in space in the hope it can unravel one of the universe's greatest mysteries.

Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable ...

Students will apply tests, based on physical properties of matter samples, to determine whether a heterogeneous mixture is a suspension or a colloid. Part of science is learning how to ask questions ...

The majority of our evidence for dark matter’s existence comes from observing visible (or baryonic) matter that does not ...

Perhaps one of the most surprising discoveries of the 20th century was that this ordinary, or baryonic, matter makes up less than 5 percent of the mass of the universe. The rest of the universe ...

Caltech researchers have developed PAMs, a novel material that blends the properties of solids and liquids, making them ...

Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought.

Dark Energy 'Doesn't Exist' So Can't Be Pushing 'Lumpy' Universe Apart Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers ...