Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

Ten events that would unfold if gravity suddenly vanished, beginning with the effects on our bodies and ending with the ...

Scientists say fragments of energy may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe—not particles and waves.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the beginning of time and the center of every black hole lies a point of infinite density called a singularity. To explore these ...

Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made ...

Black holes are mysterious cosmic objects with gravity which are so strong that even light cannot escape. They form when massive stars collapse under their own gravity creating a dense point called a ...

Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational waves. University of ...

"Challenging long-held assumptions is essential to scientific progress." A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...