Quantum field theory
22 April 2021
Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in underlying fields.
Special relativity
5 July 2019
Einstein’s theory of how motion warps space and time
Dark energy
4 July 2019
Dark energy is a mysterious force making the universe fly apart faster and faster. Its discovery came from one of the most unexpected results in the history of astronomy: in the late 1990s, two groups studying far-off supernovae discovered that these...
General relativity
14 June 2019
General relativity is one of two pillars of modern physics – our working theory of gravity and of the very large, of planets, galaxies and the universe as a whole
