
Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars
17 November 2021
We are tiny specks of life in a vast, indifferent cosmos – but to say that decreases the value of our existence is to measure ourselves against the wrong thing

17 November 2021
We are tiny specks of life in a vast, indifferent cosmos – but to say that decreases the value of our existence is to measure ourselves against the wrong thing

10 November 2021
An exciting collection of short stories by Courttia Newland covers a lot of interesting ground, finds Robyn Chowdhury

22 September 2021
Black holes devour stuff and then shrivel away over billions of years. Explaining what happens to anything that falls in explodes our current theories of physics, says cosmologist Paul Davies

30 August 2021
Perhaps the most important problem in physics is how gravity and quantum mechanics fit together, and strange fluctuations in gravitational waves could help us figure it out

25 August 2021
Quantum theory can’t be the final answer and some theorists are exploring new ways to formulate physical laws – and yet there is no guarantee that any theory can completely describe the universe

4 June 2021
Rovelli has been the source of some of the most intriguing ideas in fundamental physics. In this new short film, ‘The Meaning of Meaning', the physicist explains how a rebellious past has influenced his science.

3 June 2021
Physicist Carlo Rovelli has made pioneering contributions to the science of quantum theory and consciousness. Our exclusive short film "The Meaning of Meaning" reveals the man behind the ideas

19 May 2021

14 April 2021

7 April 2021