The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology
Different measurements of the Hubble constant, the rate of space-time expansion, refuse to agree –…
Physics
His Dark Materials review: Season 2 is spine-chillingly excellent
By Emily Wilson Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) explore a strange new worldBBC/Bad…
Why the vast emptiness of space isn’t really that empty after all
Space-time may seem empty, but the expanse between stars is filled with more interesting stuff…
UK’s spherical nuclear fusion reactor tests new heat-reducing exhaust
By Adam Vaughan Plasma in the original Mega Amp Spherical TokamakUKAEA Researchers have successfully tested…
Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more
Carlo Rovelli’s bestsellers saw him dubbed the poet of physics and showed a mind seeking…
Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?
What happens to matter in a black hole? The question has spawned many paradoxes, and…
Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars
By Leah Crane The most efficient path that visits each of 2 million stars just…
Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension
Mysterious floating orbs of light have puzzled scientists for centuries, inspiring no end of creative…
We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside
We only ever experience three spatial dimensions, but quantum lab experiments suggest a whole new…
First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution
By Leah Crane Squeezing elements between two diamonds produces the extraordinary pressures needed for superconductivityAdam…