How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the most important numbers in the universe ...

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich has turned to an unconventional substance in the hunt ...

Researchers at CERN may be on the verge of explaining the universe’s missing gamma rays and hidden magnetic fields.

Narrow monopolies can be the best way to accelerate specific technologies, but AI is not like other technologies. It's an all-encompassing transformation that touches every aspect of human activity.

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find ...

Every year in October our UCSB Physics faculty present an explanation of the Nobel Prize in Physics for that year.

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Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.

Photos and videos of astronauts on the ISS show them floating around, but saying there's zero gravity isn't fully accurate.

The path toward realizing practical quantum technologies begins with understanding the fundamental physics that govern ...

Physicists chilled a sugar crystals then used them to search for dark matter. This new project is called SWEET.

By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both ...