Everything in the universe has a lifespan—but what about atoms? This video explores the science of matter's smallest pieces ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are a thousand times larger than normal.

Researchers at the University of Basel have shown that quantum systems can have antagonistic interactions, too—one agent ...

New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...

For the first time, atoms of the metal indium have been chilled to temperatures a few millionths of a degree above absolute ...

Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims ...

In the 1950s, the U.S. envisioned a nuclear-powered airship as part of the Atoms for Peace program. This ambitious flying ...