Renowned theoretical physicist A.P. Balachandran, known for his work in particle physics, passed away in Coimbatore.

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early ...

If you remember, we were taught about atoms in science books. Atom means a chemical substance, which can be in solid, gas and liquid form. Atoms include electrons, protons and neutrons.

Protons minimize energy by forming pairs with opposite spin. Same for neutrons. Each pair acts like a particle in ... which I found in this book: Igal Talmi, Simple Models of Complex Nuclei: the Shell ...

Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of ...

The most famous examples of baryons are protons and neutrons. Previously, scientists had seen CP violation only in mesons, which are particles containing one quark and one antiquark. For the new ...

Remain' is a supernatural thriller and love story that will come out in book form this fall, with a film to follow Dave Allocca / StarPix; Random House; Brad Poirier Name a more iconic duo ...

We had so much fun with last year’s Best Books of the 21st Century list that we’re back with another literary extravaganza. Next week, the Book Review will unveil a five-day challenge that ...