The final conclusion of the universe is far nearer than one would have thought, but happily it is a very long one. The following quote, which is credited to physicist Heino Falcke, reflects that ...

Astrophysics is the long, unfinished story of how the universe began, evolved, and may eventually end. From the birth of ...

Scientists have uncovered incredible truths about the universe, yet some mysteries still refuse to show us an explanation.

If true, the idea would blow past one of physics’ most sacred limits: that parallel versions of reality can never talk to ...

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The Quote of the Day today is by Pythagoras. He was the ancient Greek math genius behind the theorem and mystic philosophy.

After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.’s largest particle collider—has ...

In one day, 433 people won the Philippine lottery jackpot. What were the chances? On October 1, 2022, something strange happened in the Philippines: 433 people won the jackpot in the local lottery.

Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

Don't be fooled by a graph. New research shows that a scientist's policy preferences can influence their results. Look past the model and find the ground truth.

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive.

I am enjoying filling in for my good friend and former colleague Pete Howard as he takes a little break from writing his weekly column. I want to thank Pedro and the OBSERVER for giving me the space ...