Daniel Whiteson is a particle physicist conducting research at CERN and teaching at UC Irvine.  He is the co-author of “Do ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising ...

Black holes that turn matter into energy could explain dark energy and answer two other cosmic questions. Now, the challenge ...

Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...

Drones aren't yet licensed to carry passengers, but some may already be airlifting wounded personnel off the battlefield and ...

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades.

Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from ...

Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which ...

ITER, a €20 billion nuclear fusion reactor under construction in France, will now not switch on until 2035 - a delay of 10 years. With smaller commercial fusion efforts on the rise, is it worth ...

In March 2025, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) released its most detailed map of the universe yet, plotting ...