Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...
In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...
A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.
Scientists struggle with the physics of fluids. A recent Google breakthrough could support better predictions and practical ...
Quark-gluon plasma, a bizarre state of matter that mimics the early cosmos, is the hottest thing ever made on Earth ...
Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.
Particle physics is the study of the elementary building blocks of matter and radiation and their interaction. The fundamental particles are summarised by the standard model. This includes leptons ...
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