A bold new quantum theory of gravity may finally bridge the long-standing rift between Einstein’s general relativity and ...

In two cases where the competing theories must both be applied—to describe the big bang and the depths ... particles and three of the four fundamental forces that serve as the building blocks ...

A controversial new theory claims the Big Bang never happened, challenging one of the most fundamental beliefs in modern cosmology. Professor Richard Lieu of The University of Alabama in Huntsville ...

A quantum theory of gravity would clear the path to answering some of the biggest questions in physics.

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within ...

Field of dreams In Einstein's day, the strong and weak forces ... from the big bang to daydreams, can be described in terms of underlying microscopic physical processes involving the fundamental ...

Emma Chapman reviews Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins by Niayesh ... Afshordi is obsessed with finding observational ways of solving problems in fundamental physics, and is ...

"A theory that coherently describes all fundamental forces of nature is often called ... just after the Big Bang—areas where existing theories in physics stop working. Always fascinated with ...