It is something like the "Holy Grail" of physics: unifying particle physics and gravitation. The world of tiny particles is ...

If a theory about the physical world is experimentally testable and then verifiable, it will stop existing in the realm of metaphysics and become a part of physics. No matter how weird or vague a ...

A new study reveals that Srinivasa Ramanujan’s century-old formulas for calculating pi unexpectedly emerge within modern theories of critical phenomena, turbulence, and black holes. In school, many of ...

In 1905, a 26-year-old patent office clerk named Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity, advancing physics research worldwide. In 2005, the World Year of Physics is celebrated to ...

Mathematical formulas written over a hundred years ago could find an echo in the most current theories about black holes and ...

For decades, physicists have accepted that the universe has two sizes: small and large. So-called classical equations govern big objects like baseballs and galaxies, while quantum mechanics describes ...

New research may have found a solution to one of the biggest problems in physics. Now scientists think that wormholes might be the solution, and they even have an equation to combine the two theories: ...

Achintya Rao reviews When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: Or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal by Philip Moriarty Alternative take: Philip Moriarty uses heavy metal as a basis to ...

Imagine trying to prove that 1+1=2, but when you do the calculations, it turns out that the result is off by 0.1%. That scenario is similar to the riddle that’s facing physicists worldwide as they try ...

Back in the 1920s, quantum mechanics, which is the theory that underpins everything from how atoms behave to how quantum computers work, was well on the way to gaining mainstream acceptance. But one ...