22 March 2023
The physicist’s final theorem, about why the universe seems fine-tuned for life, contains some provocative predictions. Will they be as fruitful as his insights into black holes?
20 March 2023
In his final years, Stephen Hawking tackled the question of why the universe appears fine-tuned for life. His collaborator Thomas Hertog explains the radical solution they came up with
7 October 2020
Leonard Mlodinow's book on his friendship with Stephen Hawking shows another side to the late physicist, including tales of punting in Cambridge and annoying a restaurant chef
16 April 2019
From wormhole passages to white hole escape routes, no one knows for certain what lurks beyond a black hole’s event horizon – so choose your own unsettling fate
17 October 2018
Stephen Hawking did more in his lifetime to advance our understanding of gravity than anyone since Einstein – and much more besides. Join Martin Rees, Marika Taylor, Stuart Clark and Tom Shakespeare as they explore the legacy of the greatest physicist...
16 October 2018
Stephen Hawking peered deep into black holes and helped integrate the biggest ideas in physics. But the extraordinary genius was very much a man of his times
16 October 2018
On the publication of Stephen Hawking's final book, his daughter Lucy Hawking reflects on their shared experiences and coming to terms with his death
18 June 2018
There was only one Stephen Hawking but there were a thousand ways to celebrate a genius and science’s only global celebrity at London’s Westminster Abbey
14 March 2018
The physicist was also known for his outspoken views on existential issues such as climate change. They were part of being an icon, says Geraint Lewis
20 December 2017
The black hole firewall paradox has been vexing physicists for years. But if quantum laws lead to the creation of other universes, the headache disappears
