What’s the difference between a living collection of matter, such as a tortoise, and an inanimate lump of it, such as a rock? They are, after all, both just made up of non-living atoms. The truth is, ...

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...

Peng Huanwu Center for Fundamental Theory has the following research output in the current window (1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

Between the summer of 1665 and the spring of 1667, Isaac Newton developed his theories on calculus, optics, and the laws of motion and gravity. He was quarantining during the Bubonic Plague and found ...

Imagine a universe with extremely strong gravity. Stars would be able to form from very little material. They would be smaller than in our universe and live for a much shorter amount of time. But ...

String theory might be the theory of everything… or a flawed framework for theoretical physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Through a variety of tests on Earth and throughout the universe, physicists have measured no changes in time or space for any of the fundamental constants of nature. When you purchase through links on ...

Quantum mechanics is full of strange, paradoxical behavior. Now a small group of physicists think a more fundamental theory can make these paradoxes vanish. One of the great triumphs of modern science ...

The Resonance Working Group to present “From Quantum to the Cosmos: A Revolutionary Theory of Space, Time, Light & Matter” at ...