Physics

Why scientists think physics could be in for a reckoning

Real-life time travel hinges on this one controversial scientific theory

How the new Large Hadron Collider experiments could change physics forever

The grossest idea from The Matrix could lower your energy bill

The best sci-fi thriller on Netflix reveals a provocative spin on time travel

Science and superheroes invented the multiverse by mistake — they’re still fighting over it today

Physicists are on the brink of unlocking an elusive particle’s secrets

Scientists finally know why Oreo filling always sticks to one side

3000 years after the Babylonians, the marriage of math and science is as important as ever

"Quantum spin liquid": Scientists squeeze water into a new form of matter

Look! A lopsided supernova may be hiding a mysterious void

Another Earth? The real science of the multiverse isn't what you think

New data on an elusive particle could upend physics as we know it

How a null neutrino result could still help us find antimatter

Molecular chemistry debunks a misguided pasta cooking technique

New atomic clocks could herald in a "second quantum revolution"

Inside the FBI's secret Einstein file: Flying saucers and Soviet conspiracies

Scientists are tantalizingly close to a ground-breaking gravity discovery

The controversial search for a genius in the remains of Einstein’s brain

107 years ago, Albert Einstein created new physics — and a new cult of celebrity

107 years later, scientists have vindicated one of Einstein’s most remarkable theories

Do you really think Albert Einstein was a genius? Here's what the history shows

Scientists managed to take pure energy and create matter — and new physics

Physicists are finally ready to test a key Einstein theory

What Einstein got wrong: Five ideas that missed the mark

What did Einstein eat? Inside the diet of the famed physicist

Einstein Week 2022

Nuclear fusion might finally be within our grasp

Quantum gravity sensors could finally overcome a major issue raised by Einstein

Groundbreaking new measurements confirm one of Einstein's most mind-bending theories

Scientists weigh one of the most mysterious particles in the universe

Physicists are on the brink of solving a black hole problem Einstein couldn’t

Look: Researchers uncover a link between icicle shape and global warming

New discovery puts nuclear physicists closer to creating sustained fusion

30 years ago, one scientist redefined social networks — and revealed an evolutionary truth

30 years ago, astronomers found a planet where it shouldn’t be — and made history

Watch: Microscopic beetle bends the rules of flight

A 1,000 light year bubble unveils link between supernovae and new stars

Juno data shows a surprising connection between Earth’s oceans and Jupiter’s cyclones

New research debunks a popular concept for interstellar travel

Scientists pinpoint the best places for humans to colonize the Moon

The surprisingly complex science of champagne bubbles

Why the climate conditions driving huge winter tornadoes demand your attention

Did scientists discover a warp bubble? Crunched up space-time, explained

How our views on black holes have changed since Einstein

In London, a huge, powerful computer is creating new chemistry

How white paint explains an entire era in the Netherlands

The 20 most "WTF" science discoveries of 2021

Look: Supermassive black holes close to Earth predicted to collide

CERN collider detects neutrino for the first time