Scientists have now mapped the forces acting inside a proton, showing in unprecedented detail how quarks—the tiny particles within—respond when hit by high-energy photons. The international team ...

For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...

The research, published in the academic journal Nature, represents an essential step in quantum computing and demonstrates its potential by directly simulating fundamental interactions with Google's ...

There are four fundamental forces in the Universe. These forces govern all the ways matter can interact, from the sound of an infant’s laugh to the clustering of galaxies a billion light-years away.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH13ZTT002N, entitled “Research Opportunities in Fundamental Physics.” This NRA solicits ...

Gravity is the most familiar of nature’s forces. It keeps our feet planted on the ground and dictates the movements of ...

Dark matter makes up 27 percent of the universe’s total mass and energy — nearly five times more than “normal” matter that comprises planets and stars. True to its name, dark matter is hard to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some physicists believe that a fifth fundamental force could be the cause of some observational anomalies. A study is investigating ways to closely ...

Leah Jacklyn Broussard grew up on a Louisiana farm with cows, crayfish, and sugarcane. Now the realm of fundamental physics is her work and her playground at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She's ...