NASA advances heliophysics mission concepts as CINEMA enters Phase B for flight planning and CMEx receives an extended Phase A study for further design assessment.

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

Diamond nanoparticles containing nitrogen-vacancy centers can now monitor cellular metabolism in real time, targeting ...

But the Big Bang theory predicts that about 5% of the universe’s contents should be atoms made of protons, neutrons and electrons. Most of those atoms cannot be found in stars and galaxies – a ...

From floating trains to powerful MRI coils and particle accelerators, superconductors drive some of the most advanced ...

The first step on the moon was one of humanity's most exciting accomplishments. Now scientists are planning return trips—and ...

Microrobot swarms self-assemble into artificial microtubules under confinement, moving cargo through tight channels and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Earth’s magnetosphere protects life from deadly space radiation, but many aspects of its function remain a mystery. Scientists have long believed ...

A new study from Singapore has found a surprising way to help people with type 2 diabetes improve their health—without breaking a sweat. Researchers from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the ...

When New Times called Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields in late August, he apologized for his respiratory distress. He sounded a little congested, but his dulcifer baritone voice was unaffected ...

It would be an understatement to say that the Earth's magnetic field is important. It's one of the reasons we're able to live on this rock tumbling through space, and it also gives us the gorgeous ...