Dark matter halos are everywhere in the universe, yet no telescope can see them. These vast, invisible structures surround ...

The notion that our universe might be a giant simulation has intrigued scientists and philosophers for decades. Recent advancements in technology and theoretical physics have reignited this debate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When scientists push the limits of the world's most powerful supercomputers, they often find those limits are just the beginning ...

What if the universe isn't as spontaneous as it seems? What if the galaxies, the laws of physics—even you—are all running on code? It's a theory that's captivated scientists and sci-fi fans alike. And ...

Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the dreams of science fiction enthusiasts when he began to study the limits of ...

Sulfur is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. If you peer into a diffuse interstellar cloud, you find loads of it—about the amount expected based on fusion patterns in the stars it was ...

Well, that's the novel theory proposed by three US-based physicists. Now they want to test it. For the (very) mathematically-minded, the paper by Beane, Davoudi and Savage is available here, however ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...