During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String ...

Physicists have taken a bold step beyond Einstein's special theory of relativity, proposing an expansion of special ...

A new theory links gravity to quantum entropy and introduces the G-field, possibly explaining dark matter and cosmic ...

“If you ask kids to show you what ... For his part, Einstein never quite knew what hit him. “I never understood why the theory of relativity with its concepts and problems so far removed ...

Using the mathematics of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity, called general relativity, scientists can model the interior of a black hole. The problem is that, when they do this, general relativity ...

President Nicolás Maduro signed a decree on Tuesday declaring a new state of economic emergency in Venezuela, granting himself special powers for 60 days to implement extraordinary economic measures.

Optical distortion due to gravitational lensing, a powerful effect determined by Einstein's theory of relativity, produces this photo. The role of gravitational lensing in forming an Einstein ring ...

The data still supports Einstein's theory of relativity but it's starting to question the make-up of the universe that came after the Big Bang. The current model — known as the Lambda-CDM model ...