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There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.

American students are being compelled to specialize earlier and earlier. Here’s what it takes to build a successful physics foundation.

The difference between predictions and observations of the magnetic properties of muons suggests a mystery for the Standard Model.

“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.” 

The Universe changes remarkably over time, with some entities surviving and others simply decaying away. Is this cosmic evolution at work?

The observation that everything we know is made out of matter and not antimatter is one of nature’s greatest puzzles. Will we ever solve it?

It’s deceptively tricky to distinguish living systems from non-living systems. Physics may be key to solving the problem.

2023’s Nobel Prize was awarded for studying physics on tiny, attosecond-level timescales. Too bad that particle physics happens even faster.

We thought the Big Bang started it all. Then we realized that something else came before, and it erased everything that existed prior.

Every timekeeping device works via a version of a pendulum — even the atomic clocks that are accurate to nanoseconds.

Quantum mechanics + consciousness: There is nothing better than mixing two great mysteries to produce an even bigger one.

Einstein called his idea “abominable,” but the world of physics came around to embracing the views of Georges Lemaître.

There are many things that separate science from ideology, politics, philosophy, or religion. Follow these 10 commandments to get it right.

Recent claims put LK-99 as the first room temperature, ambient pressure superconductor ever. Has the game changed, or is it merely hype?

Traveling back in time is a staple of science fiction movies. But according to Einstein, it’s a physical possibility that’s truly allowed.

The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever.

Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it, and everything in it, exists. But what’s the reason why?

Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?

The evidence that the Universe is expanding is overwhelming. But how? By stretching the existing space, or by creating new space itself?

Everything is made of matter, not antimatter, including black holes. If antimatter black holes existed, what would they do?

Is gravity weaker over distances of billions of light-years?

A new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism.

Some 13.8 billion years ago, the Universe became hot, dense, and filled with high-energy quanta all at once. Here’s what it was like.

Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the “least spooky” interpretation no longer works.

Quantum physics isn’t quite magic, but it requires an entirely novel set of rules to make sense of the quantum universe.

The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don’t abuse it!

Singularities frustrate our understanding. But behind every singularity in physics hides a secret door to a new understanding of the world.

Travel half the distance to your destination, and there’s always another half to go. Despite Zeno’s Paradox, you always arrive right on time.

The DUNE project will beam tiny neutrinos across vast distances. But the first step involved moving a heavier material: 1 million tons of rock.

Is the multiverse real? It’s one of the hottest questions in all of theoretical physics. We invited two astrophysicists to join the debate.