How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…
Gravitational waves help scientists measure newborn black hole’s ‘kick’
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous…
Wilczek’s Multiverse | Why it is time for the world to think about the 3 faces of time
In the eighth instalment of his exclusive monthly series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist…