Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is ...

Physicists searching for “dark forces” unexpectedly discovered deformed atomic nuclei. When top research teams collaborate, ...

When world-leading teams join forces, new findings are bound to be made. This is what happened when quantum physicists from ...

This is the second episode in an eight-part series on atomic structure and the periodic table. In this episode, we’re going to look at the history of the atom and how that model has developed ...

When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...

Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...

Why is knowing the atomic structure of molecules useful? Learn why, and how information like this about protein structure is shared through a publicly available database. Scientists use a variety ...

The structure stands about 160 meters northwest of ground zero, where the atomic bomb detonated over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, killing thousands instantly, including all 30 or so people who were ...