Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei.

FLAMINGO simulation maps the universe but reveals a puzzling mismatch: galaxies cluster less than theory predicts.

Earth’s atmosphere is escaping into space—and the Moon has been quietly collecting it for billions of years. Shocking new ...

Association of paleopalynological data from the Nanxiong Basin, south China, and late Paleocene niche expansion in endemic Asian fossil mammals.

Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...

A recent investigation demonstrates that mosasaurs, previously considered solely marine reptiles, managed to flourish in freshwater rivers during their last million years, just before extinction over ...