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General_relativity

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General relativity

General relativity is one of two pillars of modern physics – our working theory of gravity and of the very large, of planets, galaxies and the universe as a whole

Star Trek

Physics

How Star Trek’s warp drives touch on one of physics' biggest mysteries

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What is quantum field theory?

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What is quantum field theory?

Black holes

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Black holes

The multiverse - are there multiple universes?

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Are there multiple universes?

Dark matter

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Dark matter

Pentaquark

Physics

Bizarre pentaquark turns out to be a new kind of subatomic 'molecule'

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We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

Space

We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

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Chien-Shiung Wu

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Chien-Shiung Wu

Causality

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Causality

Causality is the study of how things influence one other, how causes lead to effects.

Physics

The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet

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Physics

The kilogram has been transformed as new definition takes hold

Regulars

Physics

Axions may or may not exist - but we're not just making things up

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Physics

Physicist Kate Shaw on Higgs bosons and how reality is an illusion

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