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

In quantum physics, the state of a particle is described by a wave equation, which tells us the probabilities of where a ...

At the quantum level, the past and the future are indiscernible. That could have profound effects on the world we can see.

Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string ...

During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String ...

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After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics ...

Researchers have reviewed metamaterials to emulate Schrödinger dynamics, bridging classical wave physics and quantum ...

Masaki Kashiwara, this year’s Abel Prize winner, co-founded a new field of mathematics called algebraic analysis ...

A new theory links gravity to quantum entropy and introduces the G-field, possibly explaining dark matter and cosmic ...