Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

There’s more to the universe than meets the eye. Dark matter, the invisible substance that accounts for 85 percent of the ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

Astronomers are a step closer to cracking one of the secrets of dark energy—the mysterious force believed to be causing the universe's accelerated expansion.

Why does the universe seem so perfect and finely tuned? This video unravels the scientific principles and cosmic phenomena ...

Sound baths are meditative experiences where participants lie down and are immersed in sound waves from instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes.

The chief of the CERN physics laboratory says China's decision to pause its major particle accelerator project presents an ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, ...

Columbia professors contributed to new research that seeks to understand an anomaly that has puzzled particle physics for ...

Two clashing ideas about disorder inside black holes now point to the same strange conclusions, and it could reshape the ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...