Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in the prehistoric days of theoretical astrophysics (1985), in a mystical and exotic corner of planet Earth (Fresno, ...

Wormholes sit at the edge of science and storytelling, promising shortcuts across the cosmos and even pathways through time. Even if these tunnels in spacetime never turn up in a telescope, the effort ...

Imagine two towns on two opposite sides of a mountain. People from these towns would probably have to travel all the way around the mountain to visit one another. But, if they wanted to get there ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What are wormholes and do they exist? – ...