The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...

Dark matter may be invisible, but scientists are getting closer to understanding whether it follows the same rules as ...

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.

Donald Hoffman’s theory places consciousness as a fundamental force, potentially explaining quantum strangeness and the ...

Turbulent flow looks like chaos — swirling, unpredictable, and out of control — yet it hides some of the most intricate ...

Falling into a black hole means facing extreme stretching, known as spaghettification, due to immense tidal forces. While ...

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of life's most versatile molecules, with roles going far beyond being a messenger of genetic ...

A team led by UNIGE has shown that the most mysterious component of our Universe follows the laws of classical physics, though some doubts still remain. Does dark matter obey the same physical laws as ...

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has awarded four years of funding ($4.8 million) to The Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign. The award supports a ...

Researchers engineered “gyromorphs,” a new type of metamaterial that combines liquid-like randomness with large-scale ...