The first precise mass measurements of an extremely short-lived and proton-rich nucleus, silicon-22, have revealed the “magic” – that is, unusually tightly bound – nature of nuclei containing 14 ...

Researchers from the Colorado School of Mines and ORNL used neutrons to visualize oil flow patterns during an enhanced recovery technique known as CO2 huff-n-puff. Credit: Duncan Harryman/ORNL, U.S.

Researchers can use a metric called the particle number concentration (PNC) to calculate the number of particles in a sample, ...

The force between electrical charges is kind of a big deal—without it, the universe would be a primordial soup, and you would ...

Russian scientists have developed neural networks to simulate severe nuclear accidents, improving safety predictions and ...

If black holes are actually droplets of dark energy that convert stellar matter into this mysterious and dominant force, many ...

The $25M High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is now a critical source of radioisotopes for the United States.

Despite knowing roughly how it compares with the other forces, scientists don’t know precisely how strong the strong force is. The other three forces—gravity, the electromagnetic force and the ...

Con Ed says it didn't find anything unusual. The MTA says it has no info. And experts are curious but confused.

An employer identification number (EIN) is like a Social Security number (SSN) for a business. The IRS assigns an EIN — also known as a federal tax ID number — to any business that is eligible. EINs ...

How you fill out Form W-4 determines how much your employer withholds for taxes. You need to get it right so you don’t end up overpaying or underpaying.