Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. And in the century just past, scientists have dug deep enough to discover that reality’s ...

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A team of physicists say they have found a way to sidestep Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, one of the more troublesome and irritating rules of our universe. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, for ...

New study reveals stratospheric aerosol injections may be far riskier than expected, with major technical and governance limits.

Air pollution regulations are meant to protect public health, but new evidence shows they also carry an unexpected cost: ...

Virtual particles exploit the natural fuzziness of the subatomic world, where if these ephemeral particles live briefly enough, they can also briefly borrow their energy from empty space. The haziness ...

In a stunning leap for quantum optics, scientists have generated ultrafast light pulses whose quantum uncertainty can be ...

By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position ...

Though the principle is not violated, a new way of fudging its restrictions could lead to improvements in ultra-precise ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ...

1445 ET – Gold futures push closer to the $4,000 per troy ounce mark, with the most-active contract finishing up 1.7% to $3,948.50/oz. It’s a new record-high, with precious metals and crypto catching ...