Issues

The dark matter that dominates the material content of the cosmos is thought to be made up of WIMPs, weakly interacting particles perhaps 100 times heavier than protons.

Low-intensity alternating fields can hinder or destroy dividing cells and slow the growth of brain tumors in cancer patients.

The problem of excessive noise in hospitals is under-studied and poorly understood. But for one cancer ward, acousticians have found a simple, effective solution.

Crystal growing for physics measurements has fallen between the cracks in the US; without a turnaround, the country can't help but lag in the discovery of new materials and their applications.

As open access moves mainstream, publishers are concerned about who is going to fund their journals.

Viewing scientists and researchers as “input mechanisms” for his directorate, the new science and technology undersecretary says he is open to all ideas but insists on technology that works.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology aims to become a world-class institution.

Just one atom thick, this two-dimensional semiconductor does not resemble any known material.

Local spacetime geometry is not the only thing that black holes affect. They also profoundly influence galaxy formation and have an impact on scales as large as clusters of galaxies.

Internal causes led to the decline of Islam's scientific greatness long before the era of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again, Muslims must be introspective and ask what went wrong.

Gravitational interactions among the particles in Saturn's rings lead to a variety of novel structures, including propeller-like features, wavy perturbations, and co-orbital rings around embedded satellites.