Think you know your Dyson spheres from your dark blobs? This cosmic crossword dives into the strangest, most mind-bending ...

“Using newer mathematical tools, my colleague and I have demonstrated a new theory that may accurately describe the universe.

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Their work introduces a new concept called q-desics, short for quantum-corrected paths through space–time. These paths ...

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

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When your laboratory is a closed box, orbiting 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station, it can be challenging to get a visual on what’s going inside the lab. That was a problem that ...

The elusive Higgs particle has the power to undo physics as we know it. The fact that it hasn't could have big implications about the nature of the universe. When you purchase through links on our ...

Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. Credit...Ariel Davis Supported by By Dennis Overbye The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal ...

Almost every image that will be taken by future space observatories in low-Earth orbit could be tainted due to light contamination from satellites. That is according to a new analysis from researchers ...