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The universe is unfathomably large, but it could be much larger (or smaller) if it was full of different stuff.

An astrophysicist and science communicator explains how the universe continually blows his mind.

As a science communicator, nothing pleases me more than being stumped by a question from a child.

If you have never heard of kugelblitze, don't feel bad. They do not exist — and nor, new research proves, can they.

Insatiably curious with "antsy pants" about finding answers to deep questions, this physicist is happiest when faced with new challenges.

The state of peer review is “pretty bad," according to a watchdog monitoring the rising flood of retracted papers, but fixes are possible.

Artificial intelligence currently demands enormous amounts of energy and memory, but advances in quantum computing may change that.

As organisms made of water on a watery planet, it makes sense that we humans have always likened the universe to a vast sea.

Physicists are finding new ways of looking at old problems – and (very) old ways of looking at new problems.

Our most human characteristic is also our least understood, and physicists remain divided on questions of mind and matter.

How will we know when quantum computing has truly arrived?

A quantum scientist and author of books for babies on the same subject, Chris Ferrie makes big ideas feel like child's play.

From dark matter to hieroglyphs, this particle cosmologist tackles puzzles in “radically interdisciplinary ways.”

Nature is magical, and learning the secrets behind its wonders only enhances the spell.

You’re reading this sentence right now — but were you compelled to do so?

An astrophysicist and science communicator talks about life, the universe, and "the most amazing fact of all."