A festinating new theory shifts focus from space to time, arguing the clock-ticking we take for granted is richer and weirder ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

Experts believe the universe may have a built-in 'self-destruct button' called false vacuum decay which could destroy the ...

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all known ...

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...

A physicist proposes that time has three dimensions instead of one, which could finally unite quantum mechanics and ...

Some physicists think our reality is a kind of cosmic hologram, with space, time, and gravity as manifestations of a ...

A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of ...

The cutting-edge elementary particle observation facility here where it is hoped proton decay will be observed for the first ...

Neutrinos, a type of particle with no charge and the smallest mass of all subatomic particles, are abundant in the universe.

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...