Keeping track of time seems simple. A watch ticks, a pendulum swings, and a calendar flips. But at the quantum level, marking time is far more complicated — and far more expensive than anyone expected ...

Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most ...

In 1970, a group of residents concerned about the possible sale of North Kingstown’s Kelgrant property formed The Narrow River Preservation Association.

A Woonsocket lawmaker is once again attempting to give pet owners a telehealth option for their pet rather than first taking the animal to a veterinarian.

New research shows that how you brew your coffee can affect the amount of cholesterol-elevating substances known as diterpenes in your cup, which can impact your heart health.

Big Ben is often spoken of as if it were a single object, but the reality is more layered. The name refers to the Great Bell, not the tower itself, an.

Converting the vibrations generated by water currents in contact with an object into energy. This is the basis of the new system designed by Francisco Huera, a researcher in the Department of ...

This paper presents an alternative method to measure the torsion modulus, G, for samples of polymers. We constructed a measurement system with a force sensor (FS) and a rotational movement sensor (RMS ...

It’s usually tough to tease out clear and resounding voter messages in off-year, hyperlocal elections. Not so much this time. Up and down the ballot, voters Tuesday were mostly going for whichever ...

McLEAN, Virginia — “Thwarting Trump as much as possible. In a big, big way. So I’m normally Republican, but I’m voting Democrat.” Linda, a Catholic woman in her 70s, was clear that she didn’t support ...

The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor Chris Cuomo, Senator Angus King, and pollster Nate ...