Physics

Einstein's general theory of relativity beautifully describes the nature of gravity and its effect on large objects in the universe. However, there are alternative explanations.

Around 30 years ago, researchers first detected gamma-ray emissions inside storms that are now associated with lightning. But what is the nature of the relationship between the two phenomena?

The Uncertainty Principle suggests we can never know all the properties of a particle at the same time.

There are several ways we could alter Earth's orbit so it is in a spot further away from the Sun.

The discovery can help solve key puzzles in the standard model of particle physics.

To an outside observer, the quantum system appears to go from a complex state to a simple one.

There may be way less dark matter out there than scientists think—and maybe even none at all.

This new model does not require any negative mass exotic material and offers a very simple design.

The normal melting point of gold is 1,947 degrees Fahrenheit.

We cannot build a time machine today, but could we in the future?

If this particle really exists, then it is not just outside the standard model but outside it in a way that nobody anticipated.

Ice VII does not occur naturally on the Earth's surface, although scientists have been able to produce it in the lab.

The camera's abilities could have numerous beneficial applications in a host of fields, ranging from biomedicine to materials science.

Researchers have managed to turn liquid droplets back into bubbles.

Breakthrough will help with the development of reliable quantum computers.

Leading physicist says the statistical chance of dark energy existing is low.

If correct, the new theory would mean these black holes would all have about the same mass.

Scientists at CERN observed Higgs boson decaying into subatomic particles called bottom quarks.

Researchers have finally cracked it.

The results could help scientists to create new nanoparticles that could be used to develop highly efficient solar cells.

The theory of general relativity, which describes the nature of gravity, revolutionized science after its publication in 1915.

Who is Georges Lemaître and what were his most important ideas?

The detection of a single neutrino has opened up a whole new branch of astronomy.

The great German physicist published his groundbreaking theory in 1915.

The theory describes how heat moves through solids.

The study has proved the theory holds beyond the Milky Way.

The broadcast will "create a link" between Hawking's presence on Earth, his desire to visit space and his scientific explorations of the universe, his daughter said.

The extinct big cat resembled some species you might see in a zoo today, sharing some features with lithe African cheetahs and others with larger, more muscular cats like jaguars and leopards.

Solo: A Star Wars Story looks follows the adventures of a young Han Solo.

The experiment created an exotic form of matter that cannot be found naturally on Earth.