For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

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In lead collisions at the LHC, some of the strongest electromagnetic fields in the universe bombard the inside of the beam ...

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

In this video, we explore the existence of neutrons and their transformation into protons. We discuss why free neutrons are ...

Rocket Lab has pushed the first launch of its medium-lift Neutron rocket to 2026, founder and CEO Peter Beck said during the ...

A new theory-based approach provides access to the minute transverse motion of quarks within protons. Nuclear physicists have developed a new theoretical framework that allows them to calculate a ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, physicists have successfully peered inside the nucleus of a molecule using electrons as a ...