Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory
Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as…
Scientists finally complete Schrödinger’s 100-year-old color theory
A century old idea from Erwin Schrödinger has taken a major step forward, thanks to new research into how humans perceive differences between colors. A team led by Los Alamos…
Rocky planet discovered in outer orbit challenges planet formation theory
An international group of astronomers has identified a faraway planetary system that calls into question one of the most widely accepted ideas about how planets take shape. In most planetary…
A new theory of gravity could explain cosmic acceleration without dark energy
Why the universe is expanding faster and faster remains one of the biggest open questions in physics. Current theories cannot fully explain this accelerating growth. Today’s standard picture of the…
Can one vanishing particle shatter string theory — and explain dark matter?
Researchers from Penn and Arizona State University pinpoint a lone five-particle package (a 5-plet) that could upend string theory by detecting it at the Large Hadron Collider. “Ghost” tracks that…
“Selectors Offered Him Options”: Behind Rohit Sharma’s Retirement, Virender Sehwag’s Theory
Former India opener Virender Sehwag hailed Rohit Sharma after the skipper announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday. Taking to Instagram, the 38-year-old called time on his…
Indian Ocean Study Reveals Bay of Bengal Defies Ekman’s Wind-Driven Current Theory
A study published in Science Advances has identified a significant anomaly to Vagn Walfrid Ekman’s widely-accepted theory on wind-driven ocean currents. Conducted by a team of researchers from NOAA, the…
Theory and experiment combine to shine a new light on proton spin
Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines experimental data with state-of-the-art calculations has revealed a more detailed…
Scientists propose new theory that explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth
Sand ripples are fascinating. They are symmetrical, yet wind — which causes them — is very much not. Furthermore, they can be found on Mars and on Earth. They would…