Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that ...

The work of Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University’s Albert Einstein Professor of Science, professor of physics and ...

Support: / pmsutter Follow: / paulmattsutter and / paulmattsutter What is the “cold spot” on the cosmic microwave background? Why shouldn’t it exist? What are some possible explanations for it, and ...

In recent years, one of the most troubling puzzles in astrophysics has grown more urgent. Scientists have realized that the ...

An extremely bold hypothesis proposes transient temporal singularities remove the need for dark matter and dark energy.

A new idea about cosmic expansion has emerged that might remove the need for dark matter and dark energy altogether.

Physicist Richard Lieu first explored the idea that gravity could exist without mass—now he’s got a new cosmological model ...

Could the universe be rotating? Discover how this theory may solve the Hubble tension in modern cosmology and physics.

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests.