In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the universe. Their surprisingly ...

His sci-fi narrative follows Anandi as she visits Hanuman Island to perform last rites for her father in a dystopian future ...

At Oxford, studying string theory means diving into abstract mathematics and quantum physics to explore whether reality is ...

His latest book, Discordance, fits into the class of conventional popular cosmology, in so far that it is an account ... The title refers to the fact that the favoured theory of the Universe disagrees ...

Why is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate? This is one of the most exciting yet unresolved questions in modern ...

A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of object in the Universe.

Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their quantum behavior. With a miniaturized terahertz spectroscope, the team ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the ...

A new paper presents a method for distinguishing between different sources of nanohertz gravitational waves. Pulsars may be revealing faint ripples in the fabric of the universe, ultra–low-frequency ...