If you're going to Mars you'd best take along a jar of anti-aging cream because while you're there you're going to age faster ...

Warp drives have long lived in the realm of science fiction, but the underlying physics that inspired them is very real and ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

Time on Mars does not match time on Earth, and the difference is no longer a thought experiment. Precision calculations now show that clocks on the red planet tick measurably faster, confirming a ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

On Earth, knowing the time feels simple. Your phone pings the same second as a GPS satellite and an atomic clock in a lab.

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

When you think about the 'greatest human,' your mind probably jumps to a celebrity or maybe a sports hero, right? But history ...

Scientists have made a major step towards building the world's first practical nuclear clock.In a study published today in Nature, the team ...

Read today's inspirational quote of the day by Stephen Hawking. Understand its meaning, learn about Hawking’s life and fame, ...

Last year, a UCLA-led team accomplished something scientists have been trying to do for 50 years. They made radioactive thorium nuclei absorb and ...

An interview with Marumi Kado highlights the challenges and opportunities of the Future Circular Collider in particle physics ...