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Where did the laws of physics come from? I think I've found the answer

The rules governing gravity and other laws of nature seem like eternal truths, but cosmologist João Magueijo has always questioned their origins. Now, he has a bold new proposal

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The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it

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The rise, the fall and the rebound of cyclic cosmology

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?

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Fractal conceptual illustration of supersymmetry or superstrings. Supersymmetry (SUSY) is a particle physics theory that proposes a type of spacetime symmetry relating two basic classes of elementary particles: bosons, which have an integer-valued 'spin', and fermions, which have a half-integer spin. If supersymmetry is a true symmetry of nature, it would explain many mysterious features of particle physics and would help solve paradoxes such as the cosmological constant problem. There is only indirect evidence for the existence of supersymmetry, primarily in the form of evidence for gauge coupling unification. Direct confirmation would entail production of superpartners at collider experiments, such as at the Large Hadron Collider.

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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

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The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe

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The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe

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Crisis in cosmology: If we’ve got dark energy wrong, what could it be?

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Crisis in cosmology: If we’ve got dark energy wrong, what could it be?

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We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

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We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

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Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark energy. Columnist Leah Crane explores what observations tell us about how much universe is out there and whether it’s shaped like a sheet, a saddle or something else entirely

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Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

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The first quantum fluctuations set into motion a huge cosmic mystery

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Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse

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