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

For decades, physicists have faced one of science’s greatest puzzles: merging quantum mechanics, which describes tiny particles, with general relativity, which explains the universe’s vast structures.

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

A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefront of the creation of ...

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

The universe is a strange, beautiful place—rich with possibilities and governed by the odd rules of quantum mechanics. One of the most mind-bending ideas from this realm is the many-worlds ...

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

It suggests your subjective experience might come from both your physical brain and the mysterious quantum activity within it.

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An artist's impression of how the very early universe (less than one billion years old) might have looked when it went through a voracious onset of star formation, converting primordial hydrogen into ...

In recent years we have all been overwhelmed by wave-after-wave of new technology like IoT, 5G, wireless broadband, FWA, streaming, satellite and more. Now, there are two new technologies which will ...