Physics

Is the universe’s expansion the same everywhere? New research suggests it’s not—which could have huge implications…

A long-standing debate over just how “quantum” photosynthesis is may finally be coming to an end.

New measurements from an experiment near the top of an extinct Mexican volcano have placed a stringent new limit on…

Ah, yes, the three states of matter: Solids, liquids, and gases. What a simple way to understand our physical world.

Despite decades of searching, no one has yet cracked the mystery of dark matter. One hypothesis to explain it relies…

A newly created system can enhance quantum communications over longer distances—a small but crucial step toward a…

Scientists have detected trace amounts of superconducting material inside one of the world’s largest meteorites,…

Scientists Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis have won this year’s Abel Prize, which is considered one of the…

A theory-defying anomaly has persisted in the latest results from a Large Hadron Collider experiment, according to…

Most of the matter in the universe is undetectable in any way except for the gravity it exerts. While some think…

The American Physical Society canceled its annual March Meeting in Denver, Colorado, the country’s largest physics…

For decades, scientists have struggled to define the stuff that comprises a quarter of the universe: dark matter. As…

Scientists explored the physics of tossing fried rice in order to devise the “optimal regime” for producing the…

The next generation of atom smasher could be a 100-kilometer-round ring, costing over $10 billion, with no promise…

Scientists have observed a spinning star dragging space-time along with it, according to a new paper.

Newly published results offer compelling evidence that hydrogen is a metal at extremely high pressures. But is the…

A task force organized by the American Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit organization made up of other American…

A 50-foot ring topped with white insulation sits attached to wires, pipes, and other electrical components in a…

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered evidence of small clumps of dark matter warping the…

It would be really, really exciting if a single observation could completely overturn astrophysicists’ current…