10 May 2023
In the search for a theory that unites general relativity and quantum physics, many have tried to rethink space-time. But what if space-time emerges naturally, like a hologram?
14 September 2022
An experiment conducted on a satellite in orbit found that Albert Einstein's ideas about gravity are still correct, with measurements accurate to one part in a quadrillion
22 April 2021
Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in underlying fields.
13 May 2020
Multiple indications seem to be showing that something is manipulating the universe beyond the four basic forces we know – and we are starting to work out what it is
3 July 2019
String theory is perhaps the most high-profile candidate for what physicists call a theory of everything
12 June 2019
Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in underlying fields.
12 June 2019
Black holes are objects with an intense gravitational pull so strong that not even beams of light, the fastest things in the universe, can escape. This makes them impossible to see directly, and so astronomers have had to use a variety of clever techniques...
4 June 2019
Causality is the study of how things influence one other, how causes lead to effects.
15 May 2019
Quantum physics underlies how atoms work, and so why chemistry and biology work as they do. You, me and the gatepost – at some level at least, we’re all dancing to the quantum tune.
