Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own nominations, and there were plenty of good suggestions. So I’ve decided to do a ...

For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time.

Many philosophers and scientists have pondered if we live in a simulated universe, and University of Portsmouth scientist Melvin Vopson believes he has evidence. Using his previously formulated Second ...

What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there are those who would try to "constrain" it, at least in terms of physics. A ...

In Dear Diary, the National Post satirically re-imagines a week in the life of a newsmaker. This week, Tristin Hopper takes a journey inside the thoughts of home mail delivery.

What appears to be a mere technological rivalry between Huawei and NVIDIA is, in reality, the tangible expression of a civilizational bifurcation. This ...

In the world of metals, it has long been considered common knowledge that achieving both strength and ductility (the ability to stretch without breaking) at the same time is nearly impossible. When a ...

Spinning stories out of nothing is a deeply human impulse. As a neurologist, I see my patients do it all the time.

A 10-year study of 62 million Americans shows cat owners donate more often and to more causes than dog owners, offering new insights for charities.