Although it is the best known elemental fermion, the electron has not finished revealing all its secrets to scientists. After...
In his box, Schrödinger’s cat is simultaneously in two states: alive and dead. It is only by opening the box...
Google researchers in Santa Barbara, California, say their advance may lead to near-term applications of quantum computers. iStock.com/JHVEPhoto By Adrian...
There’s a hole in the story of how our universe came to be. First, the universe inflated rapidly, like a...
Life isn’t always easy for astrophysicists: just when they’ve figured out another aspect of the patterns of movement in our...
The formation of galaxies is a complex dance between matter and energy, occurring on a stage of cosmic proportions and...
As far as hypothetical space megastructures go, the stellar engine is one of our favourites – a gigantic contraption built...
We know that the realm of quantum physics is science operating at a mind-bogglingly small scale, thus watching quantum interactions...
Functional Wormhole A team of physicists has a plan to build a functional wormhole that could work like a bridge...
The Earth, solar system, the entire Milky Way and the few thousand galaxies closest to us move in a vast...
When an egg cell of almost any sexually reproducing species is fertilized, it sets off a series of waves that...
Physics experts are working at Europe’s CERN lab to create a basic ventilator for mild coronavirus sufferers and recovering patients,...
