Physics

Brief cosmic blips called fast radio bursts have puzzled astronomers since their discovery earlier this decade. Now researchers appear to be close to understanding what powers them.

A state-of-the-art supercomputer simulation indicates that a feedback loop between global warming and cloud loss can push Earth’s climate past a disastrous tipping point in as little as a century.

Physicists have devised a holographic model of “de Sitter space,” the term for a universe like ours, that could give us new clues about the origin of space and time.

The new work promises to give researchers a better grip on the core mystery of quantum mechanics.

Priyamvada Natarajan has pioneered the mapping and modeling of the universe’s invisible contents, especially dark matter and supermassive black holes.

Perfect black holes are versatile mathematical tools. Just don’t mistake them for the real thing.

Turbulence is everywhere, yet it is one of the most difficult concepts for physicists to understand.

People have known about magnets since ancient times, but the physics of ferromagnetism remains a mystery. Now a familiar puzzle is getting physicists closer to the answer.

An analysis of lunar craters has found that we’ve been living in a relatively violent period in cosmic history.