As we’ve noted in plenty of other articles, science also moves forward by constraints. Understanding the limits of a physical phenomenon helps to develop better methods of looking for it, especially ...

We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says ...

In the beginning of the universe, matter somehow outmaneuvered antimatter, creating the stuff-filled universe we know and love today. Scientists from two large long-baseline experiments in the U.S.

Fish school, insects swarm and birds fly in murmurations. Now, new research finds that on the most basic level, this kind of group behavior forms a new kind of active matter, called a swirlonic state.

Matter is a lush tapestry, woven from a complex assortment of threads. Diverse subatomic particles weave together to fabricate the universe we inhabit. But a century ago, people believed that matter ...

In this new Apple TV+ techno-thriller, a portal to parallel realities allows people to visit new worlds and revisit their own past decisions. By Chris Vognar In the new series “Dark Matter,” a physics ...

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The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee (CMMRC) is responsible for advising the National Academies' Board on Physics and Astronomy on the fields of condensed matter science and materials ...

The hunt for dark matter, the invisible substance shaping 27% of the universe’s mass, has reached a decisive moment, according to a leading astroparticle physicist. Leading the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) ...

Black holes can swallow matter, and they grow by accreting gas, dust and even the occasional star. But are they the vacuum-mouthed monsters they are often presented to be? When you purchase through ...

This week's science news reveals the identity of the mysterious "Dragon Man," while also finding clues to the universe's "missing matter." In 1933, a Chinese laborer in Harbin City discovered a ...