The quantum world is already full of surprises, but a new discovery has added an entire wing to what scientists call the “quantum zoo.” Using a new kind of laser technique, researchers have uncovered ...

Everyone knows solid, liquid, and gas—but what about time crystals, quark-gluon plasma, and Bose-Einstein condensates? Science has uncovered far stranger states of matter, many of which behave in ways ...

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.

Scientists discovered a strange new state of matter — “half ice, half fire” — where hot and cold electron spins coexist, potentially unlocking powerful tech for energy and quantum storage. Credit: ...

Physicists with the U.S. Department of Energy have discovered a new phase of matter—and, with apologies to George R. R. Martin, it's something of "a song of ice and fire." The new phase comes in the ...

Glenwood Landing students learned about solids, liquids and gases during a visit from a representative from the Science Museum of Long Island. In a demonstration, students watched as a solid ice cube ...

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 ...

Theresa Fruth works for the University of Sydney. Most of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85% of the matter in the cosmos is made of invisible dark matter, which has ...

At Georgia State, groundbreaking research on fractional quantum Hall effects has led to the discovery of new states of matter. This innovative work, supported by extreme experimental conditions, paves ...