When an object moves extremely fast—close to the speed of light—certain basic assumptions that we take for granted no longer ...

Quantum physics reshapes our view of time, not as a steady flow, but as unfolding possibilities shaped by probability—and ...

This is the central consequence of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity. The object then has a different length than when it is at rest, and time passes differently for the object than it ...

Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S.

Fast-moving objects don’t always look the way you’d expect. When something travels near the speed of light, strange things ...

On Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary, we revisit an unforgettable meeting between "two planets". In 1930, Tagore and ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space‑time. Until now.

Physicists are trying to ditch the concept of space-time – the supposed fabric of physical reality. Quantum columnist Karmela ...

ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. PARENTS KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT ONE ON ONE TIME WITH KIDS. IT’S IT’S EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU’RE WITH YOUR KIDS, THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS TO BE WITH ...

Political, religious, and family motivations divided the cardinals, preventing a majority, during a time when cardinals were not cut off from the outside world. This drawn-out conclave led to ...