Max Planck

Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and entanglement – and today's quantum computers

After netting the world's highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics

Advances recognized by science's most lucrative awards include high-energy physics experiments and groundbreaking weight-loss treatments

Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission. She and her "sisters in science" had to escape the hostility of the Third Reich to women academics.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Quantum light is key to futuristic quantum technologies, but researchers have been creating it in the same way for 60 years – now liquid crystals offer an easier way to produce it

Nobel laureate Peter Higgs gave his name to one of the great scientific discoveries of the last century, earning a place alongside Albert Einstein and Max Planck in physics textbooks.

Editor's note: Since 2015, the Simons Foundation has supported the "It from Qubit" collaboration, a group of scientists drawing on ideas from quantum information theory to address deep issues in fu…

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After 15 years of futile attempts, the James Webb space telescope uncovers details about the composition of mini-Neptune GJ 1214 b's atmosphere.

Letter to the editors by Gerard 't Hooft, reply by Sheldon Lee Glashow.

"Every time I walk on grass I feel sorry because I know the grass is screaming at me."

Starts With A Bang podcast #88: From dust till cosmic dawn. The very dust that blocks our view of the distant, luminous objects in the Universe is responsible for our entire existence..

Fermat's Library is a platform for illuminating academic papers.

Matin Durrani reviews Schrödinger in Oxford by David Clary

Proteins need to interact in a complex manner for a so-called 'messenger RNA' (mRNA) to be created in human cells from a precursor molecule. mRNA provides a blueprint for proteins; the first vaccines against the coronavirus are also based on mRNAs. Scientists have now discovered how an essential final step in the production of mRNA precisely works.

The permanently shadowed regions at the lunar poles might contain thick ice reservoirs

After hundreds of hours of observations, researchers captured a highly detailed image of a long filament of the "cosmic web" connecting two distant galaxies. The discovery opens new windows for understanding how structures form and evolve in the universe.

There have been a few momentous discoveries throughout the history of science that have literally revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. The relationship between electricity and magnetism…

MIT physicists and colleagues measured quantum geometry for first time, opening new avenues for understanding and manipulating electrons in materials.