Physics & mathematics news, features and articles
Whether it's the forces that keep athletes twirling, the weird laws governing the quantum realm, or the far-out ideas of time travel and alternate universes, physics and mathematics cover a lot of interesting territory. Our team of expert science writers and editors are here to demystify these concepts with clarity and accuracy, keeping you up to date with the latest physics news, discoveries, articles and features.
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Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solution
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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Is light a particle or a wave?
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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'Gravity waves' from Hurricane Helene seen rippling through the sky in new NASA images
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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What is the Fibonacci sequence?
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
By Sascha Pare Published
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Dark Energy
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The universe may end in a 'Big Freeze,' holographic model of the universe suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Largest 3D map of our universe could 'turn cosmology upside down'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
By Robert Lea Published
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Dark energy could lead to a second (and third, and fourth) Big Bang, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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What Is dark energy?
By Adam Mann Last updated
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Largest dark energy map could reveal the fate of the universe
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Did a dark energy discovery just prove Einstein wrong? Not quite.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Dark Matter
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Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter
By Paul Sutter Published
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The universe had a secret life before the Big Bang, new study hints
By Andrey Feldman Published
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'Immortal' stars at the Milky Way's center may have found an endless energy source, study suggests
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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Euclid space telescope reveals more than 300,000 new objects in 1st 24 hours of observations (photos)
By Ben Turner Published
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Giant 'rogue waves' of invisible matter might be disrupting the orbits of stars, new study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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Cosmic 'superbubbles' might be throwing entire galaxies into chaos, theoretical study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them
By Paul Sutter Published
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Gravity
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'Gravity waves' from Hurricane Helene seen rippling through the sky in new NASA images
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Dead stars sometimes shine again — and gravity itself may be responsible
By Paul Sutter Published
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Elusive Planet Nine could be an alternative form of gravity masquerading as a planet, study claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Major CERN experiment proves antigravity doesn't exist — at least when it comes to antimatter
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Rare 'Einstein cross' warps light from one of the universe's brightest objects in this stunning image
By Ben Turner Published
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Da Vinci understood key aspect of gravity centuries before Einstein, lost sketches reveal
By Ben Turner Published
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Scientists reveal 'invisible' galaxy from the early universe, using space-time trick predicted by Einstein
By JoAnna Wendel Published
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Physicists want to use gravitational waves to 'see' the beginning of time
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Something is wrong with Einstein's theory of gravity
By Kazuya Koyama Published
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Mathematics
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Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solution
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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What is the Fibonacci sequence?
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
By Sascha Pare Published
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What is the largest known prime number?
By Charles Q. Choi Last updated
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The 9 most massive numbers in existence
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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Largest known prime number, spanning 41 million digits, discovered by amateur mathematician using free software
By Ben Turner Published
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This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation that changed the history of mathematics
By Robyn Arianrhod Published
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'Can you predict the future? Yes, of course you can.': Inside the 1 equation that can predict the weather, sporting events, and more
By Tom Chivers Published
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World's most difficult maze could help reveal the secrets of otherworldly quasicrystals
By Ben Turner Published
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Particle Physics
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Is light a particle or a wave?
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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1st-ever observation of 'spooky action' between quarks is highest-energy quantum entanglement ever detected
By Ben Turner Published
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Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins
By Ben Turner Published
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The Higgs particle could break physics throughout the universe. Here's why it hasn't.
By Lucien Heurtier Published
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'A remarkable conspiracy': Why is matter neutral? Physicist Frank Close explores the mystery in a new book
By Ben Turner Published
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Antimatter detected on International Space Station could reveal new physics
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Google Doodle honors César Lattes, Brazilian physicist who discovered a long-sought particle hidden in cosmic rays
By Ben Turner Published
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Peter Higgs, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the Higgs boson, dies at 94
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Quantum Physics
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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
By Manon Bischoff Published
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Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible'
By Ben Turner Published
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Longstanding physics mystery may soon be solved, thanks to Einstein and quantum computing
By William Mark Stuckey Published
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Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests
By Ben Turner Published
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Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effects
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted
By Ben Turner Published
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Reference
Quantum mechanics: Definitions, axioms, and key concepts of quantum physics
By Adam Mann Last updated
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
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Keeping time: The history, origin and meanings of B.C. and A.D.
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What is the largest known prime number?
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