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At cosmological scales, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has given scientists an immensely accurate blueprint ...

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics ...

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Researchers are using machine learning, symbolic regression, and high-performance computing to explore and classify string ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in ...

The general theory of relativity, Einstein asserted, was now complete. The month leading up to the historic announcement had been the most intellectually intense and anxiety-ridden span of his life.