Dark matter may have started as light-like particles that abruptly became heavy—a cosmic twist rooted in spin and ...

Researchers propose a new theory for the origin of dark matter, the invisible substance thought to give the universe its shape and structure. Their mathematical models show that dark matter could have ...

A study by Dartmouth researchers proposes a new theory about the origin of dark matter, the mysterious and invisible substance thought to give the ...

One of the things that makes the main particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National ...

Researchers have an explanation for how dark matter emerged - beginning with weightless particles and ending with massive ...

A bold new quantum theory of gravity may finally bridge the long-standing rift between Einstein’s general relativity and quantum field theory. This potential "Theory of Everything" could answer some o ...

Researchers have shown that abstract mathematical functions from the frontiers of theoretical physics have a real-world use ...

Scientists at CERN use near-miss photon–nucleus collisions to create fleeting gold atoms, shedding light on rare nuclear ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space ...