Ever wonder why birds flock together? Or how molecules are organized in water compared to ice? Or if there are phases of matter besides the familiar solid, liquid and gas? These examples of emergent ...

Phases of matter are the basic states that matter can take - like water that can occur in a liquid or ice phase. Traditionally, these phases are defined under equilibrium conditions, where the system ...

Matter and antimatter are like mirror opposites: they are the same in every respect except for their electric charge. Well, almost the same—very occasionally, matter and antimatter behave differently ...