Scientists have spent centuries studying matter and energy to uncover the fundamental laws of physics. Now, an international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Leicester is ...

The Nobel Prize may be the most prestigious award in science, but the new Fundamental Physics Prize is by far the world’s most lucrative scientific award, instantly making its first winners this ...

An international team of astronomers has looked at something very big — a distant galaxy — to study the behavior of things very small — atoms and molecules — to gain vital clues about the fundamental ...

As the story is usually told, science began when some deep thinkers in ancient Greece decided to reject the popular mythological explanations for various natural phenomena. Those early philosophers ...

The model we have for understanding the universe’s fundamental particles is a bit like a gearbox: one tiny change to any one single particles’ properties throws off the mechanics of the other ...

A theoretical physicist from the University of Houston is seeking answers to fundamental questions about the nature of the universe, studying the interactions of elementary particles for clues to what ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jim Al-Khalili THE DREAM UNIVERSE How Fundamental Physics Lost Its Way By David Lindley The title ...

DEEP in a disused zinc mine in Japan, 50,000 tonnes of purified water held in a vast cylindrical stainless-steel tank are quietly killing theories long cherished by physicists. Since 1996, the ...

The Lancaster-Manchester-Sheffield Consortium for Fundamental Physics (CFP) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count ...

If you've ever watched part of a professional football game, you've probably seen a tight spiral pass. They're those perfect throws where the football leaves the player's hand and neatly spins as it ...