Quantum mechanics has a reputation that precedes it. Virtually everyone who has bumped up against the quantum realm, whether ...

At cosmological scales, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has given scientists an immensely accurate blueprint ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

Excitons—bound pairs of electrons and an electron hole—are quasiparticles that can arise in solids. While so-called "bright" ...

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...

Some physicists think our reality is a kind of cosmic hologram, with space, time, and gravity as manifestations of a ...

Enrique Rico Ortega and Sofia Vallecorsa explain how quantum computing will allow physicists to model complex dynamics, from ...

We have discovered legions of strange particles that seem to only have a ghostly existence inside materials. Even so, they ...

Are we living in a cosmic void? New theory suggests our galaxy sits in a giant hole warping the universe's expansion.

A groundbreaking simulation reveals how neutron star mergers forge black holes, generate gamma-ray bursts, and scatter gold ...

Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit ...

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their ...