Max Planck is widely recognized as the father of quantum theory for his groundbreaking work on energy quanta. His initial ...

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers ...

Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine, cryptography and more.

Few topics in science are as fascinating and mind-bending as quantum computing and parallel universes. These concepts, ...

For centuries, the concept of consciousness has intrigued philosophers and scientists alike. Often deemed too abstract for ...

Death is the inescapable conclusion of life. But what happens after death is still a highly debated topic. Throw into the mix a heady combination of religious belief and scientific theories, and you ...

A radical new theory regarding the origin of the universe suggests that gravitational waves, tiny ripples in spacetime first ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole ...

Stress is a very real factor in the structure of our universe. Not the kind of stress that students experience when taking a ...

Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

The Big Bang Theory is a popular sitcom that has kept us entertained with its quirky characters and scientific humor ...