Physics news, articles and features | Page 61 | New Scientist

Skip to content

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

Physics

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

To reconcile quantum mechanics and gravity, a new theory flips the usual script. Space-time and gravity may emerge from quantum effects, not the other way round

News

Supersonic aircraft

Technology

Will supersonic air travel's return be another white elephant?

Comment

ABC Conjecture

Physics

Mathematician set to publish ABC proof almost no one understands

News

Artwork of a quasar

Space

Most distant quasar ever seen is way too big for our universe

News

Superheated water makes microwaved eggs explode when you dig in

Physics

Superheated water makes microwaved eggs explode when you dig in

News

dark energy artwork

Physics

Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmos

Features

Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

Space

Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

News

laptop

Physics

Weird magnets could make computers that work 1000 times faster

News

Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

Physics

Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

Comment

Galaxies

Physics

We've found a bunch of dwarf galaxies we thought didn't exist

The missing dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way have been found. Their existence means dark matter could be made of particles that are warmer than we expected

News

Physics

Good news: one form of air pollution may be falling in Europe

News

Physics

Lightning leaves clouds of radiation and antimatter in its wake

News

Physics

How a fiery matter-antimatter union may lead to limitless energy

Features

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

News