Unifying gravity and quantum theory remains a significant goal in modern physics. Despite the success in unifying all other ...

Explore the complex challenges of quantum gravity in this video, examining the evolution of gravity models and the necessity ...

A theoretical study suggests that gravity could have quantum effects without itself being a quantum theory. Other researchers ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An abstract illustration of quantum particles entangling. New research aims to unite gravity with ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

A long-standing challenge in physics has been to integrate gravity into the Standard Model, which successfully describes the electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces. The difficulty lies in the ...

For decades, physicists have faced one of science’s greatest puzzles: merging quantum mechanics, which describes tiny particles, with general relativity, which explains the universe’s vast structures.

In a bold step toward solving one of science’s most puzzling problems, researchers have proposed a new way to bring gravity into the same mathematical language as the other forces of nature. While the ...

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced ...

A century since Werner Heisenberg changed the course of physics, five of the world’s leading physicists examine the greatest achievements of quantum mechanics and look forward to the next 100 years, ...

Most of the atomic clocks in the world - fewer than 500 in total - are housed at standards institutes and used to keep time ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: koto_feja via Getty Images Physicists have developed a novel approach to solving one of ...