Now it seems that wormholes, those shortcut tunnels through time and space that Albert Einstein theorized and that science fiction depicts as portals between two distant galactic points, are at the ...

Most current models of the Big Bang rely on general relativity along with additional elements that are introduced to make the theory fit observations. In contrast, this new framework provides a more ...

A Gravity Theory That Could Rewrite the Universe’s First Moments The first fraction of a second after the Big Bang has always ...

A University of Sydney quantum physicist has developed a new approach to quantum error correction that could significantly ...

The Big Bang refers to that gigantic explosion responsible for setting up the universe to grow into the world we observe ...

Quantum field theory (QFT) provides a comprehensive framework for describing the fundamental interactions of matter and radiation. In the context of atom‐field interactions, QFT elucidates how atoms ...

A mind-bending theory called quantum immortality suggests that your consciousness shifts to parallel universes after you die.

The force we experience most intimately remains the most mysterious. Physicists understand how vast migrations of particles called photons light up our homes, and how swarms of “gluon” particles hold ...

A routine quantum optics technique just revealed an extraordinary secret: entangled light can carry incredibly complex ...

Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear out of thin films instead of electron-positron pairs in a vacuum. Their ...

Columnist Natalie Wolchover examines the latest developments in the “forever war” over whether string theory can describe the ...