EXPLAINER: The science behind northern lights and meaning of the different colors

The northern lights can be seen in different colors, each color is based on the height and type of molecules hit by the ...
Arvin Ash on MSNOpinion

Neutrons Are UNSTABLE, But They're EVERYWHERE! Why? Why? Why?

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

Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

Note: This video is designed to help the teacher better understand the lesson and is NOT intended to be shown to students. It includes observations and conclusions that students are meant to make on ...
The Conversation

Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties

Artemis Spyrou receives funding from the US National Science Foundation. Sean Liddick receives funding from the Department of Energy, Office of Science and the Department of Energy, National Nuclear ...
Yale Environment 360

Pinning down protons in water — a basic science success story

The movement of protons through electrically charged water is one of the most fundamental processes in chemistry. It is evident in everything from eyesight to energy storage to rocket fuel — and ...
Nature

Proton collisions probe the final frontier of the standard model of particle physics

In a paper in Nature, the ALICE Collaboration 1 reports that data from high-energy collisions between protons can be used to investigate the little-understood nuclear forces between protons and ...