Head of nonprofit developing next generation of tech professions outlines 'mindset Connecticut will need if it hopes to sustain a quantum economy.' ...

Struck by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear plant experienced core ...

A moment to celebrate: Tom Grinyer, chief executive officer of the Institute of Physics, welcomes attendees to a reception in ...

Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

Photonic computing represents not a radical departure from familiar territory, but rather a natural extension along the electromagnetic spectrum. The transition from gigahertz to hundreds of terahertz ...

A powerful earthquake shook Bangladesh close to the capital city, Dhaka, on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring many others, the government said. An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit ...

The initial magnitude scale was established by Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 135 B.C.E., categorizing approximately 850 stars into six ranges from 1st (brightest) to 6th (faintest) magnitude.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter lies in the remote waters between South America and Antarctica ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The road less traveled to the Travers this year went through Altoona, Iowa. Trainer Steve Asmussen and owner Ron Winchell appeared to have one of the better 3-year-olds early this ...

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered in Hasbrouck Heights at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 2, and was felt throughout much of the region. The government agency ...

The quake off the Russian coast is among the world's 10 largest ones since 1900. The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the far eastern coast of Russia was the largest the world’s seen ...