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Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.

Humanity is a type 0 civilization. Here’s what types 1, 2, and 3 look like, according to physicist Michio Kaku.

They say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. But thanks to these three pioneers in quantum entanglement, perhaps we do.

Humans, when we consider space travel, recognize the need for gravity. Without our planet, is artificial or antigravity even possible?

We are not yet at the point where quantum communications can be deployed to secure the internet, but we might not be far off. 

The Universe didn’t begin with a bang, but with an inflationary “whoosh” that came before. Here are the biggest questions that still remain.

Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.

Is science close to explaining everything about our Universe? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder reacts.

Maybe the brain isn’t “classical” after all.

Cosmic inflation is the state that preceded and set up the hot Big Bang. Here’s what the Universe was like during that time period.

Recent measurements of subatomic particles don’t match predictions stemming from the Standard Model.

The quantum world is one in which rules that are completely foreign to our everyday experience dictate bizarre behavior.

Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.

Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be infinite. But if the set of possible quantum outcomes is also infinite, which “infinity” wins?

Einstein always loses in the quantum realm.

The “first cause” problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.

The term “zero-point energy” has at least two meanings, one that is innocuous and one that is a great deal sexier (and scammier).

Perhaps wormholes will no longer be relegated to the realm of science fiction.

Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.

Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.

Quantum entanglement may remain spooky, but it has a very practical side.

U.S. particle physicists recently recommended a list of major research projects that they hope will receive federal funding.

By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.

No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?

We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.

For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.

In the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang, equal amounts of matter and antimatter should have existed. Why aren’t they equal today?

For decades, theorists have been cooking up “theories of everything” to explain our Universe. Are all of them completely off-track?

Even with the quantum rules governing the Universe, there are limits to what matter can withstand. Beyond that, black holes are unavoidable.

If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.