Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a ...

The exploration of quantum information challenges objective reality, positing the universe as a hologram is explored through ...

In the end, the Universe becomes a place where gravity and quantum physics slowly turn all mass into faint streams of particles.

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For more than a century, physicists have been trying to reconcile the smooth geometry of gravity with the jittery ...

Quantum theory is often sold as a story about tiny particles, but its real disruption lands squarely on our everyday sense of ...

A new study from Oxford shows quantum clocks may not be as energy efficient as once thought, but only when we look at them.

A quiet shift is taking place in physics labs that could one day reshape how you send a message, store data, or protect ...

In a groundbreaking paper, Professor Maria Strømme presents a radical theory suggesting that consciousness is a fundamental ...