This video follows the quiet meeting on Einstein’s veranda in August 1939 that set the atomic age in motion. As exiled scientists wrestled with fascism, fear, and their own pacifist convictions, their ...

He peered into the darkest corners of humanity and remained an optimist. By Jonathan Mahler ...

Discover the rich Jewish heritage of the Adirondacks, from Louis Marshall's conservation work to Einstein's summers on Lower Saranac. Happy Hanukkah 2024.

The microscopic processes taking place in superconductors are difficult to observe directly. Researchers at the RPTU ...

Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...

A supermassive black hole was caught twisting spacetime, offering the clearest real-world evidence yet for Einstein’s ...

A revolutionary achievement could pave the way for smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks. Last year, a research team led by UCLA achieved a milestone scientists had pursued for half a century. They s ...

The experiment takes place in a vacuum chamber, where ultracold atomic clouds with a temperature of 30 nK are generated via laser cooling. Pictured: Professor Herwig Ott and Dr. Erik Bernhart. They ...

Amidst the dark waters of Guadalcanal in World War 2, the USS Helena’s silhouette was illuminated by the occasional flare of distant explosions. The Pacific theater had become an increasingly ...

In June, the U.S. bombed key Iranian nuclear sites. Then came increased activity somewhere else, the documentary 'Strike on Iran' reports in forensic detail.

Hurricane season is over, but you still need to know about rapid intensification and why it matters in tropical cyclones and winter storms like the one occurring over the eastern United States. The ...