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An old puzzle in particle physics has been solved: How can quantum field theories be best formulated on a lattice to ...
The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study suggests this mysterious ingredient may not be necessary after all. Using an ...
For more than a century, modern physics has rested on two towering frameworks that do not quite agree with each other.
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An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural ...
Like stretch marks left on skin that expanded too quickly or cracks embedded in freezing ice, cosmic strings are artifacts of ...
Physicists long believed time was a basic feature of the universe. But it may just emerge from cosmic information.
In this 2011 image, a NASA engineer looks on as the first six of the James Webb Space Telescope's 18 mirror segments are prepped to begin their final cryogenic testing. Engineers spent three decades ...
Terrence Howard told Joe Rogan his modern physics theories will revolutionize understanding of the universe.” Terrence Howard has sparked intrigue after a conversation with Joe Rogan in which the well ...