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

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

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.

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

US and Canada-based scientists revealed in a recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters that up to 18% of ...

However, in 2011, scientists discovered that some atoms, including oxygen, iron and other heavier elements, can be expelled from their host galaxy by supernovae and get caught up in giant cosmic ...

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