This article contains affiliate links; if you click on such a link and make a purchase, we may receive a commission. Scientists Have Established a 300-Year-Old Law of Physics© Marc Mateos – Getty Images “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may receive commissions or other income from these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn by reading this story: … Read more
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may receive commissions or other income from these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn by reading this story: Today, scientists do not find “laws” but rather perfect theories, they always know that there is more to learn. A new study shows why the centuries-old “laws” need to be changed, as the 300-year-old … Read more
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you want an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Do multiverses exist? If so, what do they look like? How do you get there without wasting time? – Emily, age 9, Pune, Maharashtra, India The concept of multiverse – … Read more
Researchers say a new theory to deal with the Big Bang could change the way physicists think about the early history of the universe. A team from the University of Waterloo and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics has taken a different approach to analyzing the origin of the universe from previous efforts, with a … Read more
Learn more about how microwaves have changed the way we communicate and helped us understand the origins of the universe. The Pope is watching. This had a better job. Such thoughts probably crossed Guglielmo Marconi’s mind in 1932 as he set up a special antenna in the Vatican gardens while His Holiness Pope Pius XI … Read more
A photo from Horizon Quantum’s listing ceremony at the Nasdaq Market Center in New York City on Friday, March 20, 2026. Quantum technology firms are braving turbulent markets to announce this year, as the industry seeks to capitalize on the latest scientific breakthroughs and push experimental technologies into business. One such company, Xanadu Quantumwhich builds … Read more
Scientific experiments can change the world around us. Throughout history, several experiments have led to amazing inventions that have rewritten our collective rule book. But the experiment of making light materials can produce a new flexible film that produces its light and energy? How did this new energy and lighting technology come about? How ultra-thin … Read more
In 1916, just a year after Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used mathematical calculations to show this: If enough mass were packed into a very small volume, then this dense enough mass would create a region where the gravitational force is so strong that nothing, including light, could escape from … Read more
A nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom is not expected to be completed until 2040, but experts are already working to reduce maintenance costs and shorten shutdown times. It is part of the STEP – Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – program implemented by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. The goal is to unlock nearly … Read more
Dark spots in light waves may appear to disrupt the speed of light, according to new research from scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, confirming the predictions of a half-century-old theory. What the team calls “dark points” are actually vortices – tiny holes in the wave structure of light – as revealed in a … Read more