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…
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…
“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…
Something fundamental about black holes may be changing
An international group of astronomers has uncovered strong evidence suggesting that the material surrounding supermassive black holes has…
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…
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,…
Are We Living Inside A Black Hole?
Black holes are among the strangest objects in the universe. Even though we have learned a great deal…
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…
Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth’s Core : ScienceAlert
By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird…
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…