17 July 2023
There is a lot we don’t know about protons, the particles at the heart of the atom, from what they are made of to whether they live forever. Solving the mysteries surrounding them could transform our understanding of the universe.
5 July 2023
In the face of new evidence, physicists are starting to view the cosmos not as made up of disparate layers, but as a quantum whole linked by entanglement
5 April 2023
Quantum theory, and the world of subatomic particles and forces it describes, has a daunting reputation for strangeness. And yet, with the right guidance, anyone can enjoy its many wonders
1 March 2023
Quantum mechanics had a disordered beginning in the 1920s, and is still developing today. Science is rarely a done deal, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
3 August 2021
A time crystal is a unique phase of matter that flips between two configurations with no energy input necessary – first proposed in 2012, this type of matter has now been created inside a quantum computer built by Google
3 June 2021
Physicist Carlo Rovelli has made pioneering contributions to the science of quantum theory and consciousness. Our exclusive short film "The Meaning of Meaning" reveals the man behind the ideas
6 May 2021
Max Born was a German physicist whose Nobel prizewinning contributions to quantum theory are central to quantum mechanics
22 April 2021
Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in underlying fields.
3 July 2019
Quantum mechanics is the best tool we have to understand how the universe works on its smallest scales
26 June 2019
Why are we here? How did the universe begin? According to the Boshongo people of central Africa, before us there was only darkness, water and the great god Bumba.
