relativity theory

The universe is expanding 9 percent more quickly than expected, telling us there’s something we’re missing. Could it be a new type of particle?

A perplexing gamma ray burst that seemed to move across a supermassive black hole faster than the speed of light, and in a recent paper scientists tried to figure out what was actually happening.

Dr. Edward Dowdye Jr. challenges Albert Einstein’s fundamental theories as they are widely taught in schools today.“I believe if Einstein were alive today ... he would wind up disproving his own theory.”

Neils Bohr, a pioneer of quantum mechanics, chose the Taoist yin-yang symbol for his coat of arms. He isn’t the only great modern physicist to find inspiration in ancient Chinese science.