Physics & mathematics
Whether it's the forces that keep athletes twirling, the weird laws governing the quantum realm, or the far-out ideas of time travel and alternate universes, physics and mathematics cover a lot of interesting territory.
Our team of expert science writers and editors are here to demystify these concepts with clarity and accuracy, keeping you up to date with the latest physics news, discoveries, articles and features.
Latest about Physics & Mathematics
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'Can you predict the future? Yes, of course you can.': Inside the 1 equation that can predict the weather, sporting events, and more
By Tom Chivers Published
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Daylight saving time 2024: When does the time change?
By Jeanna Bryner Last updated
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Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present
By Live Science Staff Last updated
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Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
By Manon Bischoff Published
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1st-ever observation of 'spooky action' between quarks is highest-energy quantum entanglement ever detected
By Ben Turner Published
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Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Physicists unveil 1D gas made of pure light
By Ben Turner Published
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Dark Energy
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Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Largest 3D map of our universe could 'turn cosmology upside down'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
By Robert Lea Published
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Dark energy could lead to a second (and third, and fourth) Big Bang, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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What Is dark energy?
By Adam Mann Last updated
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Largest dark energy map could reveal the fate of the universe
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Did a dark energy discovery just prove Einstein wrong? Not quite.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Dark energy camera takes hyper-detailed images of nearby dwarf galaxies
By Kasandra Brabaw Published
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Dark Matter
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The universe had a secret life before the Big Bang, new study hints
By Andrey Feldman Published
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'Immortal' stars at the Milky Way's center may have found an endless energy source, study suggests
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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Euclid space telescope reveals more than 300,000 new objects in 1st 24 hours of observations (photos)
By Ben Turner Published
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Giant 'rogue waves' of invisible matter might be disrupting the orbits of stars, new study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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Cosmic 'superbubbles' might be throwing entire galaxies into chaos, theoretical study hints
By Paul Sutter Published
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The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them
By Paul Sutter Published
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Large Hadron Collider could be generating dark matter in its particle jets
By Keith Cooper Published
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Gravity
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Dead stars sometimes shine again — and gravity itself may be responsible
By Paul Sutter Published
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Elusive Planet Nine could be an alternative form of gravity masquerading as a planet, study claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Major CERN experiment proves antigravity doesn't exist — at least when it comes to antimatter
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Rare 'Einstein cross' warps light from one of the universe's brightest objects in this stunning image
By Ben Turner Published
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Da Vinci understood key aspect of gravity centuries before Einstein, lost sketches reveal
By Ben Turner Published
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Scientists reveal 'invisible' galaxy from the early universe, using space-time trick predicted by Einstein
By JoAnna Wendel Published
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Physicists want to use gravitational waves to 'see' the beginning of time
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Something is wrong with Einstein's theory of gravity
By Kazuya Koyama Published
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China builds 'artificial moon' for gravity experiment
By Ben Turner Published
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Mathematics
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'Can you predict the future? Yes, of course you can.': Inside the 1 equation that can predict the weather, sporting events, and more
By Tom Chivers Published
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World's most difficult maze could help reveal the secrets of otherworldly quasicrystals
By Ben Turner Published
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'The beauty of symbolic equations is that it's much easier to … see a problem at a glance': How we moved from words and pictures to thinking symbolically
By Robyn Arianrhod Published
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Avi Wigderson wins $1 million Turing Award for using randomness to change computer science
By Ben Turner Published
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Pi calculated to 105 trillion digits, smashing world record
By Harry Baker Published
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Can you solve NASA's Pi Day 2024 riddle?
By Meredith Garofalo Published
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12 surprising facts about pi to chew on this Pi Day
By Tia Ghose Published
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Why NASA uses only 16 of the 105 trillion digits of pi we know
By Harry Baker Published
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World's oldest known decimal point discovered in merchant's notes from 1440s Italy
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Particle Physics
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1st-ever observation of 'spooky action' between quarks is highest-energy quantum entanglement ever detected
By Ben Turner Published
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Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins
By Ben Turner Published
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The Higgs particle could break physics throughout the universe. Here's why it hasn't.
By Lucien Heurtier Published
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'A remarkable conspiracy': Why is matter neutral? Physicist Frank Close explores the mystery in a new book
By Ben Turner Published
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Antimatter detected on International Space Station could reveal new physics
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Google Doodle honors César Lattes, Brazilian physicist who discovered a long-sought particle hidden in cosmic rays
By Ben Turner Published
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Peter Higgs, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the Higgs boson, dies at 94
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Mysterious 'unparticles' may be pushing the universe apart, new theoretical study suggests
By Andrey Feldman Published
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World's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider, and it works
By Harry Baker Published
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Quantum Physics
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Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment
By Manon Bischoff Published
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Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible'
By Ben Turner Published
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Longstanding physics mystery may soon be solved, thanks to Einstein and quantum computing
By William Mark Stuckey Published
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Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests
By Ben Turner Published
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Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effects
By Victoria Atkinson Published
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Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted
By Ben Turner Published
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Quantum mechanics: Definitions, axioms, and key concepts of quantum physics
By Adam Mann Last updated
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Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints
By Andrey Feldman Published
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