Dark matter keeps getting blamed for the universe’s big patterns while staying stubbornly out of reach. You cannot see it, touch it, or capture it.

An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, but many cosmologists are leery of the idea ...

Physicists at NYU have discovered a new type of time crystal—an exotic state of matter whose particles rhythmically “tick” while levitating on sound waves.

At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough ...

You may not immediately notice a haze in the sky or the smell of smoke in the air, but just a few minutes outside can trigger problems for people with sensitive allergies.

You may not give much thought to the environmental impact your driveway, but slowing down the flow of water with a permeable ...

Acoustic tweezers use sound waves to create a potential-energy well that can hold an object in place – they are the acoustic ...

Hypothetical dark matter stars known as "boson stars" could leave telltale ripples across the cosmos, offering researchers a new way to probe the invisible forces shaping the universe. In 2019, a ...

Particle size and shape influence virtually every aspect of mining operations – from the transport and deposition of ...

Sinking clumps of dead ocean life have been shown to leak up to half their carbon and more than half their nitrogen when ...

As children, many of us remember lying on terraces or open fields, trying to count stars. One, two, three and then losing ...