How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the most important numbers in the universe ...

Two Caltech historians associated with the Einstein Papers Project have gathered together what they consider to be the most important of Einstein's ...

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

So, "settled science" does not mean we know something with absolute certainty, but that the weight of evidence is heavily in ...

Stories have circulated in recent years about Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando’s erratic behaviour on stage – audiences never ...

About 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series featured a technology called a “warp drive,” which allowed space travel at speeds much faster than light. Theoretical physicist and philosopher Albert ...

For people around the world, it’s time to break out the creepy decorations, shop for last-minute costumes, and, more to our ...

Confining and rotating extremely cold atoms or molecules within atomic “Ferris wheels” made from laser light could test ...

Proposition 50 would replace California's current congressional district maps that were drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the 2020 U.S. Census. If the proposition ...

TORONTO — As soon as the trophy presentation concludes, the mad dash begins. From the second the final congratulations were uttered into the microphone, the Blue Jays nearly jumped off stage in search ...

"What have you got for us, then?" someone jokingly said to Liverpool legend John Barnes as he left Anfield. Despite Manchester United's victory, Barnes was in good form and laughed as he stuck up his ...