The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion of the universe.

If ever spotted in the emptiness of space, according to theoretical physicist Eugeny Babichev of the University of ...

After years of careful investigation, researchers working on the Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) have determined that a ...

As well as particle physics, neutrinos touch astroparticle physics, cosmology, astrophysics, nuclear physics and geophysics, ...

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

To progress to the next level in understanding reality, we need to combine quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...

The particle in question, known as a sterile neutrino, was supposed to only interact with gravity and have zero interactions ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain.

In the quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe, physicists are revisiting a 150-year-old theory that could illuminate why matter prevails over antimatter. This knot hypothesis, originally ...

Physicists at the University of Bayreuth are among the international pioneers of power functional theory. This new approach makes it possible for the first time to precisely describe the dynamics of ...