On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that the United States was no ...

Far lighter than other ions collided at the LHC, oxygen (and neon) could tell us about conditions in the early universe.

There's nothing to get a scientist's heart pumping like a good, old-fashioned statistical debate. When it comes to topics ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all known ...

However, the problem with string theory is that it is so flexible that it can explain almost anything, making it nearly ...

The terrifying doomsday scenario is a concept physicists have called “false vacuum decay” - but even your Daily Star is ...

Key takeawaysIn physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all ...

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

Today in the history of astronomy, satellites Vela 3 and 4 make the first detection of gamma-ray bursts.

"We have discovered a galaxy that has been 'perfectly preserved' for billions of years, a true archaeological find that tells ...