The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.

Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and galaxies play out their dance. We also think of time as something separate, a steady ...

The genetic ancestry of domesticated barley has been mapped at high resolution, with each genome segment traced to its wild origins and the date estimated for when it entered the domesticated lineage.

Einstein's theory of general relativity views time similarly to width, height, and length. As such, both time and space can be curved by gravity. This effectively means that time is slower the closer ...

Pulsars could be helping scientists distinguish between gravitational waves caused by supermassive black hole collisions and leftover waves from the Big Bang. Ripples in spacetime from both the merger ...

For most of the Zac Taylor Era, the Bengals have gotten out of the gates slowly, allowing the rest of the league an early headstart. This year marks the very first time under Taylor — who has been ...

This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them. Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive ...

Back in October 2023, a relatively unremarkable thing happened. A platform called MagicPost launched with a limited amount of fanfare, privately backed by a small group of angel investors. And yet, as ...

The first I noticed was a spark, springing out and splashing against the wall and dissipating. Then a crack, soft at first, then loud. Cinebench was running, and when I say running, I mean steaming ...