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 ...

A type of quantum phase transition first predicted in 2013 has been seen by three independent teams of physicists. All three experiments involved systems of interacting ultracold atoms or ions and the ...

Critical awakening: physicists have found evidence of a continuous phase transition in brain activity. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Phonlamai-Photo) Further evidence that ...

An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the ...

The early universe may chirp about unknown physics. A research team has demonstrated how an early universe phase transition will lead to gravitational wave signals potentially visible in the upcoming ...

We've spent the last several days on a family vacation in Mexico, at a resort south of Playa del Carmen, where I have taken a number of really crappy pictures of sunrises. Not because I'm bad at ...

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