The standard explanation has been dark energy, an invisible force added into the equations to make the math work. But now, an ...

New quantum experiments may settle the century-old Einstein vs Bohr debate, revealing key insights into quantum behaviour.

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study ...

Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Alex May, whose research explores the intersection of quantum ...

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a ...

It's estimated there may be trillions of rogue planets wandering through the Milky Way, unbound to any star. Since detecting our first ones, we have been presented with an odd mystery.

Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the universe's biggest mysteries as new research finds evidence that two of ...

The rapid acceleration of the universe’s expansion continues to challenge our understanding of fundamental physics. Why the ...

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

Astronomers have seen spacetime itself wobble near a spinning black hole for the first time. The discovery, revealed during a star’s destruction, confirms a major prediction of Einstein’s theory of ...