Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall down ...

The idea is still new and requires a lot of assumptions in its calculations to make it work. Over the years, experimental results have been mixed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The holy grail of theoretical physics is to come up with a quantum theory of gravity. But after a century of trying we really have no idea how close we are, or it it's even possible. But we shouldn't ...

Quantum physics is often described as the most successful scientific framework in history. In its 100 years of existence, it has explained everything from the periodic table of the elements to how ...

Scientists really don't understand time... but they do have some theories about what it might (and might not) be.

A team of astronomers have found a mysterious object in the distant universe that could be dark matter or an inactive smaller ...

Astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole far from the center of a galaxy where it ought to be giving off bright ...

When I first got behind the wheel of the Lucid Gravity late last year, I was floored. But that test drive of a pre-production vehicle was also so rushed that it felt wrong to draw any real conclusions ...

Cynthia Erivo says Elphaba's iconic song in 'Wicked' is "ingrained in my brain forever" Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage Cynthia Erivo is happy to continue belting out "Defying Gravity" for the ...