Albert Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to theoretical physics and his discovery of ...

Scientists observing a dramatic cosmic outburst have confirmed a prediction first explored in Albert ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

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Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

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From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...

Discover how Ramanujan's century-old pi formulas connect to modern cosmology and turbulent fluid physics in groundbreaking ...