A newly derived “q-desic” equation suggests that quantum effects may subtly alter particle trajectories across the universe.

Against this backdrop, a new large-scale research work devoted to the analysis of the fundamental structure of modern physics has been published. Researcher Sergey G. Kolesnyak has presented a ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the ...

An international team of physicists has uncovered a subtle but important twist in how “memory” works in quantum systems.

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

Physicists talk about quantum physics, quantum mechanics, quantum entanglement, quantum computing but what if we could, by analogy, apply the quantum physics theory to our mind and talk about quantum ...

A pair of identical particles swapping places sounds like a small move. In quantum physics, it is a defining one.

Explore the intriguing concept of Quantum Immortality, a theory in physics that suggests the possibility of living indefinitely in a multiverse where every decision creates a branching reality. This ...

One hundred years ago on a quiet, rocky island, German physicist Werner Heisenberg helped set in motion a series of scientific developments that would touch nearly all of physics. There, Heisenberg ...

Satyendra Nath Bose, a 30-year-old lecturer in colonial India, wrote a five-page paper in 1924 that solved a problem Albert ...

Over 85 years after it began, the Einstein-Bohr debate remains the most consequential intellectual rivalry in modern science — one that shaped quantum mechanics, redefined human understanding of ...