Issues

A chiral molecule’s transition from a superposition of its left-handed and right-handed isomers to the isomers themselves reveals the nature of the quantum-to-classical transition.

A dramatic 57% loss in the volume of perennial ice between 2004 and 2008 may have set the stage for ice-free summers within the next 30 years.

Experts warn lawmakers that an intense solar storm or an attack by a single nuclear weapon could knock out power in an entire region for months.

Radioactive decay, the diffusion of daughter nuclides, and the annealing of fission tracks are being used to develop time-versus-temperature histories of rocks and the processes that sculpt Earth’s surface.

The notion, introduced 50 years ago, that electrons could be affected by electromagnetic potentials without coming in contact with actual force fields was received with a skepticism that has spawned a flourishing of experimental tests and expansions of the original idea.

Ever-improving techniques for manipulating and probing nuclear spins make it possible to obtain detailed structural information about large molecules and disordered compounds.

Why is it that stacked apples seem so stable, but removing the “wrong” apple can cause the whole pile to tumble down?