Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called ...

Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the wisps, new research suggests.

STOCKHOLM—Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements ...

The wind is knife-sharp and the swell rises with each minute. The spray of waves and the constant motion of the boat makes it ...

Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable ...

The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.

Researchers confirmed that Rapa Nui’s moai statues could “walk” upright using a rocking motion, aided by rope and just a few ...

For decades, the popular theory was bleak: the islanders, obsessed with their statues, supposedly deforested their island to ...

In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny ...

Over a series of experiments, neutron yield using double-shell ignition capsules were improved by an order of magnitude.