Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New Scientist has gained exclusive access to learn how vital work to decontaminate t ...

Liam Thompson experiments with making very unfizzy things fizzy for a surprising result.

Shock waves from tiny black holes in the early universe could explain how antimatter became so rare while matter is common.

Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

The experiment also showed that tuning the light beam controlled the propulsion—the stronger the laser, the greater the ...

Quantum physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a major milestone by directly observing atoms ...

What happens when you mix Calcium Carbide and water? You get Acetylene gas—one of the most flammable and explosive gases ...

A bizarre, record-breaking neutrino detected in 2023 may have originated from an exploding primordial black hole—a relic from ...