A good chunk of cosmology is riding on whether dark matter exists or not. But what makes us so certain that dark matter is ...

Explore 25 universe mysteries scientists are still scratching their heads over, from dark matter to the Big Bang's secrets.

The muon mismatch was caused by calculation limits, not a new force. Improved methods bring theory and experiment into close ...

NASA is preparing to launch a mission designed to provide a unique, inside-out view of the ring current. Called STORIE (Storm ...

"General relativity is likely incomplete for describing the very first moments of the universe, when quantum effects should ...

Scientists have long sought to find logical explanations for alleged hauntings. In 2003, for instance, University of ...

Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...

In the play “Rheology,” a son and his mother grapple, in very different ways, with what her eventual death will mean.

Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new ...

An unprecedented neutrino detection in the Mediterranean has pushed the boundaries of high-energy astrophysics, raising new ...

A model for the structure of the electron is proposed, in which the electron is composed of electric tripole, i.e., a +1 ...

"We know that magnetic fields can significantly affect a star's evolution. But we still don't know exactly how they influence ...