The standard interpretation of a null state, or empty state, posits it as devoid of structure. This paper introduces a ...

Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

Even though we can explore the universe with great precision, there is still a lot we don't know, according to Ulf Danielsson, professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University. Besides doing ...

Scientists have discovered that dark matter, the universe's most mysterious "stuff," obeys gravity on vast cosmological scales. This could help to dismiss the possibility of a fifth fundamental force ...

Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...

Dark matter shapes galaxies string theory offers a hidden framework and evolution explains life all part of one unfolding ...