Mysterious forces may be a reliable trope in science fiction, but in reality, physicists have long agreed that all interactions between objects evidently arise from just four fundamental forces. Yet ...

A new study identifies a transition in the strong nuclear force that illuminates the structure of a neutron star's core. Most ordinary matter is held together by an invisible subatomic glue known as ...

Dark matter, the invisible glue that outweighs normal matter in the cosmos, is starting to look less like a passive backdrop and more like a player with its own rules. As astronomers push their ...

Question: when is a strong force not a strong force? Answer: when it’s anywhere outside the atomic nucleus. That at least is the case with the strong nuclear force, one of four fundamental forces of ...

Officers used nonlethal force 985 times last year, according to the department’s 2021 use-of-force report. That figure does not include interactions where an officer fired their weapon, the report ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A new report is giving input on the amount of use of force interactions involving the Albuquerque Police Department. According to the 2022 Use of Force Report from the department, ...

There’s a long-circulating meme on the internet that is basically a question: Would a magnet-propelled vehicle work? (Here’s a version of it posted on Reddit.) It’s a very simple drawing of a pickup ...

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