The geometry of spacetime forms the very foundation of modern gravitational theory, where the elegant interplay between curvature and matter is described by Einstein’s field equations. In this ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence. She ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new theory suggests that the unification between quantum physics and general relativity has ...