First and perhaps most perplexingly, researchers remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is. Originally, some scientists ...

From lodestones and amber to Maxwell's equations and particle annihilation, physics keeps arriving at the same unsettling ...

A mysterious glow of gamma rays at the center of the Milky Way has long hinted at dark matter, but the lack of similar ...

The Staff Selection Commission has called for applications to empanel Subject Matter Experts across four disciplines, ...

New research suggests that relic black holes from before the big bang may still shape galaxies today. These black holes could ...

Two kilometres underground near Sudbury, Ont. , a machine has reached a temperature so low it barely seems real.

When an invisible entity making up 85 percent of the universe’s mass stumps the greatest scientific minds of our time, awe is an understandable response. Physicists call it “ dark matter,” a substance ...

Before a child can read a word, identify a number, or name a color with confidence, something else is already happening.

Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe’s mass ...

For years, scientists believed our lifespan was mostly shaped by environment and chance, with genetics playing only a minor role. But a new study from the Weizmann Institute flips that idea on its ...

Deep underground in a Canadian mine, a refrigerator nearly 1,000 times colder than outer space has just reached its target ...

Scientists, educators, and technology leaders around the world are marking World Quantum Day on Tuesday, with the annual ...