When the quark hypothesis was first proposed more than 10 years ago, there were supposed to be three kinds of quark. The ...

A decade in the making, this upgraded detector will explore the properties of the quark-gluon plasma that formed a millionth ...

For nearly 90 years, American Science and Surplus has been shipping out weird and wonderful stuff to customers far and wide. In the pre-Internet days, getting their latest catalog in the mail ...

America has long been the undisputed global leader in science and innovation, propelling our economy and improving everyday lives at home and abroad. But federal support for scientific research and ...

American Science and Surplus is closing its mail order warehouse and website, but the physical stores may continue under employee ownership. The retailer offering everything from telescopes to a ...

Trump’s tariffs and deportations continue to command the lion’s share of headlines, but his perverse campaign against American science continues apace, with impacts likely to be profound. The rapidly ...

Congress is now considering significant cuts to federal research funding. These decisions, if approved, won’t just stall scientific progress in the short term—they would mark a strategic retreat from ...

The reporters analyzed 35 years of grants funded by the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, ...

American Science & Surplus started a fundraiser to keep the business afloat. The quirky science store opened its first Milwaukee location in 1981. The owners said the business needs help to cover ...

Whatever halfway measures Congress or the courts may take to stop President Donald Trump’s assault on universities, they will not change the fact that a profound agreement has been broken: Since World ...

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability. Mathias Unberath, a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins University, has many ...

A beloved Midwest fixture for 88 years, American Science & Surplus, 6901 W. Oklahoma Ave., is part science museum, part maker’s playground, part curiosity cabinet and part straight-up weirdness in the ...