While direct evidence of multiple universes is hard to come by, indirect evidence raises intriguing possibilities.
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The universe appears to expand in a way that is consistent with string theory.
Move over, multiverse – a mirror universe may be a more realistic explanation.
A new measurement of gravity at small scales hints at an alternative to billion-dollar experiments for the future of physics.
Good questions guide good science, but that doesn’t mean we know where we’ll end up.
From string theory to observations, the multiverse theory is far from safe.
Some physicists believe we could one day find evidence of other universes.
What if the being responsible for creating our world wasn’t God, but some far lesser, far more fallible being like a scientist or video game designer?
Mathematical maverick Stephen Wolfram’s latest ambitious project calls on members of the public to help him find the rules that control the world.
From a mysterious energy of empty space to parallel universes, cosmology’s view of ‘nothing’ is anything but boring.
Hawking wasn’t able to give his students a gentle introduction, but he did provide a lot of inspiration and support.
Stephen Hawking thought a form of string theory could be our best bet for a ‘theory of everything’.
After the triumph of general relativity, Albert Einstein spent the rest of his life chasing a unified theory, which eluded him right up until the end.
Physicists are working hard to unite Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum mechanics. It’s no easy task.
Is a novella published 130 years ago our best bet for explaining the worlds of 4D and beyond?
The idea that our universe is just one in a ‘multiverse’ of parallel universes is increasingly gathering attention from cosmologists. But can we ever test the theory?
Black holes may not be the ferocious killers they are made out to be, suggests study.
Last week’s Global Atheist Convention and debates between prominent atheists and theologians in the Australian media has seen arguments about the existence of God getting a thorough airing. In my view…
Welcome to Peer Review, a series in which we ask leading academics to review books written by people working in the same field. Here Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Sydney…
String theory entered the public arena in 1988 when a BBC radio series Desperately Seeking Superstrings was broadcast. Thanks to good marketing and its inherently curious name and features, it’s now part…
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