If you stayed awake in science class as a kid, the payoff comes when you get a good laugh out of Freya McGhee’s jokes.

Unstable atoms emit fast-moving particles that can damage cells in the human body. Some atoms are far more unstable than ...

Competition from the American Heart Association invites researchers, designers and policy leaders to redesign nutrition information using advanced molecular data from the Periodic Table of Food ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

The Periodic Table Restaurant and Bar, a Columbia restaurant serving contemporary American dishes with international twists, permanently closed its doors in late September. The restaurant announced ...

Founded by a co-creator of ChatGPT, Periodic Labs aims to build artificial intelligence that can accelerate discoveries in physics, chemistry and other fields. Ekin Dogus Cubuk, left, and Liam Fedus ...

Swedish politicians and defence experts say the country should consider building its own nuclear weapons to deter Russia, as recent drone and airspace incidents raise security fears across Europe.

Some call them will-o’-the-wisps; others call them ignis fatuus, Latin for “foolish fire.” Whatever the name, for centuries people have reported seeing these eerie, faint blue flames hovering over ...

This experiment showcases a special table that appears to float while still being able to support objects placed on top of it, exploring the science behind the illusion. ‘We’re better when we look out ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Sticker cards are widely recognized as popular memorabilia and appealing to both ...

I’ve been studying the early history of electricity’s discovery as a map for our current discovery of artificial intelligence. The smartest people alive back then, including Isaac Newton, who may have ...