Issues

Researchers report evidence that fusion has occurred within collapsing bubbles of deuterium-containing vapor. Critics would like to see more definitive proof.

A new biomechanics model finds that T. rex lacked large enough leg muscles to run fast.

As predicted by models, sodium atoms in the atmosphere of a remote planet are abundant enough that researchers have been able to see them. But they’re also scarce enough to prompt some rethinking of the models.

Are nuclear science and engineering poised to rebound?

If AGS funding is restricted to nuclear physics, two ongoing experiments will be abruptly axed.

Ireland’s new NSF-inspired funding agency has more money than scientists had dared hope for.

The physical sciences are an also ran in the Bush administration’s priorities for science spending, but many in Congress hope to restore balance to the government’s science portfolio.

Effectively addressing today’s energy challenges requires advanced technologies along with policies that influence economic markets while advancing the public good.

Petroleum engineers use a variety of physical techniques to find and exploit petroleum reservoirs in increasingly remote and complicated geological environments.

The next generation of nuclear power plants could help satisfy the world’s energy needs and support a hydrogen-based economy.

After 25 years of dramatic technical progress, renewable energy technologies now have the potential to become major contributors to US and global energy supplies.

Available hydrogen technologies can dramatically reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. But the switch to hydrogen fuel will require strong political will.