Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion.

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

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...

There’s an adage coined by [Ian Betteridge] that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered by the word “No”.

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the ...

A unified Theory Of Everything is the holy grail of physics, but gravity refuses to play ball. Now, a newly proposed theory attempts to unify Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics – and ...

Samuel McKee does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A recent interview with the well-known physicist Sean Carroll on “the physics of consciousness” gives us a great example of a reductive physicalist view of consciousness and the world around us. In it ...