Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is, it was roughly ...

For decades, scientists have known that motor proteins like kinesin-2 ferry vital cargo along microtubule "highways" inside cells.

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Researchers uncover how the surface structure of silver iodide at the atomic scale triggers ice formation in clouds, ...

Physicists got their first look at the structure of the atomic nucleus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Geiger-Marsden ...

Only one side of a silver crystal has the right structure to trigger ice formation, revealing how these particles help clouds ...

An artificial intelligence that can predict how a piece of glass responds to heat and pressure could one day also be used to model traffic flow. While most solid materials have a regular atomic ...