An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Discovery of Stellar Aberration ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 210 No. 3 (March 1964), p. 100 doi:10.1038 ...

40 years ago today, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from a hospital. He was a hero to ...