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…
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…
What Came Before the Big Bang? New Study Says ‘Numerical Relativity’ Could Unlock Cosmology’s Biggest Mysteries
It is one of cosmology’s most perplexing questions: what happened before the Big Bang? Although the question has…
This Unbelievable Take on the Double Slit Experiment Just Proved Einstein Wrong Again
Abstract illustration of a quantum double-slit experiment. Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. MIT physicists have recreated the most iconic experiment…
Largest black hole merger ever detected through gravitational waves
An international team of physicists uncovered the behemoth by detecting ripples in space-time from the violent collision. Sometime…