Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists seek the math that can explain the universe’s particles and forces.

David Bohm and Hugh Everett were once ostracized for challenging the dominant thinking in physics. Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.

After Einstein’s general theory of relativity was proven during a 1919 solar eclipse, quantum and nuclear physics pushed it aside to hog the limelight.

The biggest nuclear blast in history came courtesy of Tsar Bomba. We could make something at least 100 times more powerful.

The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.

In physics, the whole point of the thought experiment is that it’s absurd. But in literature, it’s been used to explore all sorts of ideas and possibilities.

Explaining some of the mind-bending science behind the popular science fiction trope.

Chien-Shiung Wu disproved a fundamental law of physics—a stunning achievement that helped earn her male colleagues (but not her) a Nobel Prize.

In physics, entropy is the process of a system losing energy and dissolving into chaos. This applies to social systems in everyday life, too.

His theory of general relativity was well known in the U.S., but his 1921 visit caused a sensation.