New ‘dark photon’ theory would completely upend quantum physics
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle.…
What To Do When Your Foucault Pendulum Stops Swinging
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science they recently made a disturbing discovery: their Foucault pendulum had stopped…
Seeing Sound For Under $200
There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds,…
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
Pallab Ghosh KPNO/NOIRLab A lonely telescope in the Arizona desert tracks millions of distant galaxies to determine the…
Simulating Driven-Dissipative Quantum Spin Dynamics On Consumer Hardware
Physics simulations using classical mechanics is something that’s fairly easily done on regular consumer hardware, with real-time approximations…
Are We Trapped Inside a Cosmic Black Hole? Physicists Reignite a Bold Cosmic Theory
For decades, black holes have stood as the most enigmatic objects in the universe, defying our understanding of…
“This Will Be a New Chapter in Quantum Physics”: Odd Quasiparticles May Explain a Pair of Quantum Experiments That Baffled Scientists
The unexpected coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism observed in two experiments this year has finally been explained by…
At 15, Belgian researcher earns a PhD in quantum physics with ambitious long-term goals
At 15 years old, Belgian researcher Laurent Simons earned a PhD in quantum physics from the University of…
Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 10 China science breakthroughs in 2025
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China science stories of the year. If you would like to…
Astronomers Capture Shockwaves from Nova Explosions in High-Definition
Astronomers have long struggled to capture the true nature of stellar nova explosions. However, thanks to cutting-edge techniques,…
China accelerates vehicle to 700 km/h in 2 secs in magnetic levitation test | 'Team achieved top speed of 648 km/h in Jan' | Inshorts – Inshorts
China accelerates vehicle to 700 km/h in 2 secs in magnetic levitation test | ‘Team achieved top speed…
After Decades of Speculation, Physicists Finally Confirm the Existence of “Time Mirrors”
Physicists have experimentally reversed electromagnetic waves in time, confirming a theoretical prediction that has stood for decades. The…