The processes that capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it on the seabed are crucial for climate balance. However, ...

But such measurements are notoriously challenging: the instruments used are themselves governed by quantum laws, and their interaction with particles can alter the very properties they are meant to ...

Scientists have observed a unique particle that moves easily one way, yet resists at 90 degrees. These semi-Dirac fermions were observed using their energy signature in a topological metal. Particles ...

Scientists discovered unusually high water-vapor supersaturation inside deep tropical clouds, creating conditions in which ...

Human-made microbeads don’t always go with the flow. Under certain conditions, the artificial particles can align themselves with a fluid’s flow and then swim upstream, researchers report May 1 in ...

In new research, scientists find that flocks of birds may become ordered after a disordered start. The way flocks and other “collective motions” form has eluded scientists for a long time.

Atmospheric and climate scientists show that biological particles may induce rain events that could contribute to flooding and snowstorms, owing to their ability to precipitate ice formation in clouds ...

Sometimes, particles can pass through walls. Though it sounds like science fiction, the phenomenon is well documented and even understood under the bizarre rules that govern the microscopic world ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. If you pump more and more energy into a massive particle, it moves ...

From protons to electrons to atomic nuclei, physicists love smashing tiny stuff together. And soon, they may have an even better way to get their kicks. A new experiment raises prospects for building ...