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Physics

See the latest physics news and expert analysis on dark matter, the multiverse, theoretical and particle physics, quantum theory, and more from the world of physics.

Earth

Sound waves may be able to trigger earlier tsunami warnings

When an earthquake sets off a tsunami, it releases speedy sound waves that could give us early warning. But they still can鈥檛 predict the size of the tsunami 聽

Gundelach tubes

Physics

Ghostly images show the history of X-ray tubes

A gamma-ray burst

Physics

Dark matter near black holes sends gamma rays from galaxy’s core

Earth

Wave of massive volcanoes created Earth’s first supercontinent

Physics

Neutrinos may have more kinds of cosmic sources than we thought

3D Princess Leia image

Physics

3D 鈥榟olograms鈥� made with lasers by moving one particle at a time

A selection of dice from archaeological digs

Humans

Medieval gamblers turned their back on fate and made dice fair

Earth

Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

dwarf galaxy

Physics

So long, suckers: Where have all the black holes gone?

Conceptual art of network

Physics

Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

Quantum communications are theoretically secure, but keeping a complex quantum network unhackable in practice is more difficult than expected

Physics

The universe still seems to be expanding faster than it ought to

Physics

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

Physics

Mystery dark matter may be ordinary neutrons that have decayed

Physics

Mystery radio bursts may be from neutron star near a black hole