We generally consider ourselves a pretty advanced society, in all respects. But for all our merits there are still a lot of things we know nothing about. And one of our civilization's biggest ...

Nobody knows how life got started here, but we're one step closer to learning how its vital components formed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Our solar system formed from a molecular cloud, which was composed of gas and dust that was emitted into the interstellar medium (ISM), a vast space between stars. On collapse of the molecular cloud, ...

Dipangkar Dutta receives funding from US Dept. of Energy and NSF. A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic particles. What ...