Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. What is the Universe, at a fundamental level, truly made out of? Is ...

Somehow, neutrinos went from just another random particle to becoming tiny monsters that require multi-billion-dollar facilities to understand. And there’s just enough mystery surrounding them that we ...

The pandemic has made the world keenly aware that the biggest threats to public health often come in small packages. Individual virus particles, called virions, are too small to be seen without a high ...

What is our Universe made out of? At a fundamental level, to the best of our knowledge, the answer is simple: particles and fields. The type of matter that makes up humans, Earth, and all the stars, ...

Harry Cliff receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK). t.j.gershon@warwick.ac.uk receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK). University of ...

For two and a half years, Michael Snyder began each day by strapping a device to his arm the size and shape of a large matchbox. Gray in color with a nozzle extending from its top, the box went with ...

Minuscule airborne plastic particles are spreading to all corners of the planet, penetrating deep into human bodies and ...