The value of a historical document is rarely determined by age alone. Some command extraordinary prices because only a ...

We've looked into multiple quotes attributed to Einstein, such as that he once said, "The only thing more dangerous than ...

Einstein had some pretty crazy theories about time, and two scientists set out to test them by taking a long flight on a commercial airliner.

With today's solar eclipse drawing the attention of millions around the world, it's the perfect opportunity to look back at ...

On Wednesday a total solar eclipse will pass over Iceland and other parts of Europe. Conducted on May 29, 1919, the Eddington experiment made the pages of Scientific American that same year. The ...

The famous physicist married his double cousin Elsa Einstein, a first cousin on his mother's side and a second cousin on his ...

Theoretical physicist Professor Brian Greene rejoins WIRED to break down the emerging theories that tell us everything we ...

Black holes are fascinating regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape them. The ...

The laws of physics seemed to forbid a strange variety of black holes that could have zero temperature. Columnist Jacklin ...

A new study conjectures that simple thermodynamics principles can predict the final state of a non-spinning binary black hole ...

In it, he proposed a technology, called the tachyonic anti-telephone, that could send faster-than-light messages into the past. If this tech actually worked, it would create some wild paradoxes, even ...

We all have some past events that we'd like to undo. These can be minor moments, such as a failed exam or an argument with friends, or world-changing incidents, such as the 2019 outbreak that led to ...