Time is a straightforward concept - or is it? The passing of minutes and years isn't as easy to explain as many assume.

This puzzle is known as the problem of time, and it remains one of the most persistent obstacles to a unified theory of ...

Using a superconducting quantum computer, physicists created a large and complex version of an odd quantum material that has ...

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of the observed variation in longevity across a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anyone watching Caleb Williams' desperation fourth-down touchdown pass in the divisional round knew how ...

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new ...

A decades-old idea is quietly regaining attention in theoretical physics: ancient structures embedded in the universe’s ...

Researchers have uncovered a cosmic clock in zircon crystals that records how long sand grains stayed at Earth’s surface.