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Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

UK's spherical nuclear fusion reactor tests new heat-reducing exhaust

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Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

Mathematicians have found the shortest route to visit 2 million stars

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension

We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

We’ve built a fourth dimension of space and we’re about to look inside

Diamond anvil

First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution

Physicists have discovered the ultimate speed limit of sound

Physicists have discovered the ultimate speed limit of sound

PHYSICS IN DEPTH

The fuzzy law that could break the idea of a mathematical universe

The fuzzy law that could break the idea of a mathematical universe

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Why dark matter should be called something else

Why dark matter should be called something else

The End of Everything review: A rollicking tour of the wildest physics

The End of Everything review: A rollicking tour of the wildest physics

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing