TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - More quiet zones in high-risk indoor spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants, could help to cut coronavirus contagion risks, researchers have said, after a study showed ...

According to the model, dark matter may have started as particles that were hot, light, massless, and fast. As the universe cooled, these particles became heavy, slow, and dark, becoming an invisible ...

If you use detergent pods at home, you may be worried that the PVA plastic casing is toxic to human health. Here's what the science says about these pods.

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis have been awarded the Physics Nobel Prize for their work on quantum mechanics. Here's what you need to know.

Quantum mechanics describes the weird behavior of microscopic particles. Using quantum systems to perform computation promises to allow researchers to solve problems in areas from chemistry to ...

The study found microplastics can alter gut microbiome, with changes resembling patterns associated with depression.

A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic particles. What happens to these particles within atoms would stay unexplained ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

That water bottle you just drank from? It might be leaving behind tiny pieces of plastic smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for human health. The research reveals that bottled water isn’t as pure as it ...

Quantum computers are beginning to become powerful tools for studying some of the most fundamental forces in the universe – and some of the trickiest to understand. Two experiments have used them to ...

The universe is a strange place on very small scales. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What makes up the matter we perceive in the ...