Might the universe we can observe be just half the tale, with a mirror universe moving in reverse through time filling out ...

Asking what existed before the Big Bang is often dismissed as meaningless, since traditional physics breaks down when pushed ...

The Big Bang Theory is a popular sitcom that has kept us entertained with its quirky characters and scientific humor ...

A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefront of the creation of ...

Last year’s reports that the BICEP2 telescope had uncovered evidence for cosmic inflation turned out to be a false alarm, but researchers in the field haven’t given up. Matthew R Francis describes how ...

In the earliest moments after the universe was born, everything changed—fast. This rapid expansion, known as cosmic inflation, was theorized to solve problems in the Big Bang model. It explains why ...

The universe has a habit of making us feel spectacularly insignificant, but some discoveries take this to an entirely new […] ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Dark matter is a hypothetical substance ...