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Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...

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Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

This video breaks down why Formula 1 engines sometimes explode under extreme stress. We look at the physics behind thermal ...

Visiting Professor John Eric Goff studies the physics behind your favorite sports. His athletic tests are more vital than you ...

The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when ...

Quantum computing may prove to be an existential threat to Bitcoin, but human panic and slow preparation are bigger ...

A University of Michigan-led team has discovered quantum oscillations within an insulator’s bulk, overturning conventional understanding of material behavior and hinting at a mysterious “new duality” ...

Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the ...

What if time isn't fundamental at all? Physicist Carlo Rovelli reveals how modern physics, from relativity to quantum gravity, has gradually erased time from its equations. In it ...