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New findings from the University of Bonn challenge the assumptions of the standard cosmological model. The faint "afterglow" ...

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A controversial theory suggests the observable universe is the result of matter rebounding after the collapse of a black hole ...

Quantum gravity research aims to merge general relativity and quantum mechanics, potentially reshaping our understanding of ...

Hennigar's team used modified gravity to deal with the singularity, but scientists say that general relativity and quantum mechanics should be combined. The problems with string theory, however, ...

A researcher throws cold water on a recent effort that purported to eliminate black holes' greatest and most enduring mystery ...

Conventional string theory’s predictions are incompatible both with the observation of dark energy, which appears to be ...

String theory's equations give rise to a near infinite variety of potential universes in a 'landscape.' This landscape is  surrounded by a 'swampland' of solutions that are incompatible with any ...

String theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental particles aren’t points but tiny vibrating strings, whose different modes create the variety of matter and forces, including gravity through the ...