AN absolute determination of the acceleration due to gravity at a site in the National Physical Laboratory has recently been completed. It is the first to be made by timing the symmetrical up-and-down ...

In a viral interview, a well-known Flat Earther tried to explain how “the Sun circles above the Earth” — but his explanation ...

For centuries, gravity has been the cornerstone of physics—but what if it’s not the universe’s true force? The Electric Universe theory claims that invisible cosmic currents shape stars, planets, and ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

During a recent fireside chat, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posed a question about the future of AI and whether it was about to pass ...

New AI-enhanced images of Sgr A*, showing that our galaxy's black hole spins rapidly and tilts slightly toward Earth.

The improbable MLB history behind Dodgers' Max Muncy's 404-foot ground-ball double play originally appeared on The Sporting ...

Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct of the universe's tendency to get more disordered. Now this idea might finally be testable ...