Physics
The largest map of the cosmos hints that dark energy is changing. It could prove Einstein wrong and upend a pillar of modern physics.
Astronomers have made the largest 3-D map of our universe and it could change the way we understand dark energy's role in the cosmos.
Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem' is based on a real math problem that is so complex it's impossible to solve
The three-body problem is a question in physics that deals with planets and stars. It's considered unsolvable because the system is chaotic.
The science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem'
Netflix's "3 Body Problem" makes a lot of physics references. Two experts help explain some scientific concepts to help you understand the show.
A hedge fund run by a Harvard physics grad delivered 20% returns in 2023 betting on extreme weather
John Seo leaned into trading catastrophe bonds to capitalize on volatile weather and inflation, a profile in Bloomberg said.
Scientists are building tunnels under South Dakota for a $3 billion experiment that could solve some of the universe's grandest mysteries
To study tiny "ghost particles" known as neutrinos, scientists with Fermilab's DUNE project will beam them from Illinois to caverns in South Dakota.
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Scientists are designing a supercollider so powerful it could push the boundaries of modern physics
CERN is designing the largest and most powerful supercollider of all time. It could solve some of the biggest mysteries of our universe.
Astronomers used JWST to finally solve a 37-year mystery over one of the brightest cosmic explosions ever seen in modern history
The James Webb Space Telescope has solved the mystery of what one of the brightest supernovae in history left behind.
'Oppenheimer' doesn't get Einstein's relationship with the Los Alamos director quite right. Here's what they really thought of each other.
The real Albert Einstein wouldn't have helped J. Robert Oppenheimer with top-secret calculations about the atomic bomb.
Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Lise Meitner discovered how the process of nuclear fission works but she never won a Nobel Prize and her colleague Otto Hahn downplayed her role.
A geoscientist explains what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning
If you were standing on Earth's equator when it suddenly stopped spinning, you could go flying eastward at 1,040 mph.
A physicist says it's possible to determine if our universe is a giant simulation and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund his experiment
The idea that we live in a simulation isn't new, but how would we know? Physicist Melvin M. Vopson has an experiment in mind. He just needs the funds.
Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
SpaceX's Starship rocket atop its Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in history, capable of generating the same force as a volcanic eruption.
How did the zebra get its nicely patterned stripes? The answer may come from mathematician Alan Turing.
Turing patterns, named for mathematician Alan Turing, may help explain how animals' stripes, spots, and other patterns form.
Black holes can speed through the universe at 17,500 miles per second, scientists say — and the discovery could reveal new laws of physics
The discovery could change how we understand "the smallest to the largest objects in the universe," a co-author of the study said.
A weirdly wobbly 'muon' particle might revolutionize physics by revealing a 5th force of nature or another dimension
Muons are like fat electrons. They're everywhere. But the world's top physicists can't explain why their movements defy the laws of physics.
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What is the LK-99 superconductor? Everyone is talking about how it could change the world, but experts say we're still a long way off
Room-temperature superconductors are the holy grail of condensed matter physics because they could revolutionize how we use electricity worldwide.
Cillian Murphy didn't just want to act like Oppenheimer. He asked science advisors to help him think like him, too.
In order to portray the "father of the atomic bomb" accurately, Cillian Murphy asked advisors to help him understand the science behind the man.
How Christopher Nolan recreated the Trinity Test atomic bomb explosion in 'Oppenheimer' without any CGI
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" movie used vintage Hollywood tricks to create an atomic bomb explosion without using computer graphics.
My final, unexpected conversation with Cormac McCarthy
It'd been years since we'd spoken. Then, not long before he died, the acclaimed and elusive author called me out of the blue.
Most surprising facts about the radioactive particles that poison the air after a nuclear bomb detonates
Radioactive nuclear fallout is impossible to escape — most Americans, and certain sea creatures that live on the ocean bottom, have traces of it in their systems.