By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that ...

If there weren’t any planets, stars, comets, asteroids, or other cosmic debris flying around, there would be merely the ...

Tiny particles bubbling up from the tops of melting sea ice into the Arctic sky may be a key, understudied element of cloud formation in that climate-sensitive region.

Microplastics circulate globally through the atmosphere, but their sources may not be what scientists once thought.

Particles produced from brake and tire wear now represent the majority of emissions from road transport. As the EU cracks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ultrafine particles stem from a variety of natural and human-made sources, including vehicle exhaust. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Long ...

Contestants for the University of Chicago's Art in Science competition began entering artistic submissions from their ...

Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider have observed particles emerging directly from empty ...

The results are just what theory predicts, but when the theory clashes as strongly with everyday experience as this, confirmation is precious.

Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe – these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are ...