Far beneath the thick blue clouds of Uranus and Neptune, matter may behave in ways never before seen. Under crushing ...

Scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter deep inside Uranus and Neptune, where atoms behave in unexpected ...

Plasma happens when gas gets heated to a very high temperature and the atoms lose their electrons. Find out more about this state of matter. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Recent developments within the field of physics have brought forth a groundbreaking discovery: a new state of matter. This revelation, taking place within a laboratory setting, promises not only to ...

Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist—one that is different from the usual states of solid, liquid, gas or plasma—at the interface of two exotic materials made into a sandwich.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Physicists created time quasicrystals, an entirely new state of matter. Unlike time ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! Here’s a pair of activities to explore the three states of matter. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays when Meteorologist Sarah Spivey does the ...

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created a new and unusual state of matter—known as a supersolid—by engineering how light and matter interact inside a nanoscale device. The ...

A team from the Universities of Nottingham and Ulm has, for the first time, observed how tiny droplets of molten metal can be trapped in an “atomic corral,” remaining liquid at temperatures hundreds ...

A new quantum state of matter behaves as if it doesn’t fully belong to a world with two or three dimensions of space, revealing a previously unobserved way for electrons to move. Physicists categorise ...

In recent years, a curious hypothetical particle called the axion, invented to address challenging problems with the strong nuclear force, has emerged as a leading candidate to explain dark matter.