Since Einstein, physicists have found that certain entities can reach superluminal (that means "faster-than-light") speeds and still follow the cosmic rules laid down by special relativity.

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of ...

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Alex May, whose research explores the intersection of quantum ...

When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and ...

A group of scientists, including Sergey Frolov, professor of physics at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-authors from ...

At the heart of our sun, fusion is unfolding. As hydrogen atoms merge to form helium, they emit energy, producing the heat ...

The subatomic particles are incredibly numerous. About 1,000 neutrinos from stars other than the sun pass through a thumbnail every second.