Scientists may have detected dark matter.

A physicist from Japan claims that he has found the first direct evidence for dark matter in very highly energetic gamma-ray emissions from the centre of our galaxy. Let’s have a look at the paper.

Huge Gravity Anomaly Discovered!

Scientists just found a massive 7,000 kilometer-long gravitational anomaly off the coast of Africa in data from a NASA satellite. The anomaly occurred from 2006 to 2008 and has now disappeared. What caused it? Let’s have a look.

All of Nature Needs only One Constant, Physicists Prove

Physics has 7 base units: seconds, metres, kilograms, amperes, kelvins, moles, and candela. Of those, we technically only need the first three to calculate the latter four. But according to a new paper, we can actually calculate the first three as well – from a single constant. Let’s take a look.

Odds Are The Universe is Full Of Intelligent Life, Mathematician Finds

Why haven’t we heard from aliens? That’s a question that sounds simple but turns into a mess the moment you try to answer it. Recently, a mathematician tried to simplify the equation by trying to calculate the odds that we’re the only intelligent life in the universe – according to his math, we shouldn’t be. Let’s take a look.

It Took Physicists 50 Years To Prove Einstein Right About This

Over a century ago, Einstein wrote his theories of special relativity and general relativity. Within those theories, he predicted that, as an object moves faster, it slightly contracts in length. However, 50 years later Penrose and Terrell predicted that what one would see is instead that the object is rotated. In a recent experiment, physicists proved that this Penrose-Terrell effect is actually real. Let’s take a look.

Is it pointless now to fight climate change?

I’d much rather only bring you good news, but I feel like I can’t just be quiet about this unfolding climate disaster. I no longer believe that we are able to keep the damage manageable by reducing emissions, and so all signs point to geoengineering. Remarkably enough, most climate scientists now think the same. Let’s have a look.

AI Is Suddenly Surprisingly Good At Physics

LLMs aren’t able to actually use logic or reasoning to reach thought-out conclusions. Despite that, several startups plan on using the current systems to do serious physics research. And some physicists, including myself, have used AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude to write papers. The situation is changing incredibly fast. Let’s take a look at how LLMs might be improving at physics, and the current state of AI scientists.

What is going on in Europe

In which I air my frustration about how much Europe has fallen behind.

New Experiment Explains Why We Don't See Quantum Effects Everywhere

We don’t see the effects of quantum physics outside the submicroscopic scale. That’s why your lunchbox can’t be in two places at once and cats aren’t dead and alive at the same time. But why, exactly, is this true? According to physicists who’ve recently published a paper on that question, the theory of Quantum Darwinism can answer it. Let’s take a look.

Are We Causing a Mass Extinction?

You’ve probably heard that human industrialization is actually a mass extinction event that’s killed off hundreds of thousands of different animal species, I certainly did. But is that actually true? Recently, a group of ecologists published a paper comparing human-related extinctions to mass extinction events of the past. Let’s take a look at the numbers.

Physicists Prove That Universe is not a Simulation

The Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that our universe is actually an algorithm being run on a mysterious supercomputer. In a recent paper, a group of physicists say they’ve disproved this theory by using Goedel’s theorem. Let’s take a look.

Nobel Prize for Dark Energy Awarded in Error?

The 2011 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. This conclusion rested on data from supernovae. A new analysis now looks at a larger set of supernovae data and finds that the Nobel Prize winning conclusion doesn't hold up.

This Simple Trick Solves Impossible Physics Problems

While physics is the branch of science that seeks to explain how the universe works, our understanding of the universe would be nothing without mathematics. Let’s take a look at one recent paper that caught my attention because it’s a lovely example of this relationship.

The Anti-AI Resistance Is Here

The AI resistance is building. Across social media, a growing number of people are expressing their frustration with the spread of AI technology, even as corporations and governments spend more and more money on AI development. But that’s not the only thing that’s going on. Let’s take a look at why humans are becoming increasingly anti-AI, and how the human-AI divide might change in the future.

Quantum Knots Created Matter, Physicists Say

In a recently published paper, a group of physicists outlined a new theory which might explain why our universe contains solid matter. According to the paper, the universe was at one point filled with tiny knots made up of pure energy. This sounds crazy, but the paper’s implications could rock the world of physics. Let’s take a look.

I was SO wrong about quantum computing.

Two years ago, I predicted that the hype around quantum computing would crash by 2024. With 2025 almost over, it’s clear that I was wrong. Let’s take a look at why quantum hype is still peaking, news about mass producing quantum computers, and the U.S. government’s role in all of this.

Finally, Real Battery Breakthroughs!

Our shift towards renewable energy relies on battery technology. Governments all over the world have poured money into battery research, which is why science press headlines are filled with new, eye-popping headlines promising a new revolution in battery technology each week. Most of that news is just hype, but science is actually bringing change to the world of batteries. Let’s take a look.

These Mathematicians Don’t Believe Large Numbers Exist. I’m Serious.

In our current understanding of mathematics, space and time extend infinitely and are made of infinitely many points of size zero. But according to a small group of physicists and mathematicians, this reliance on infinities has led us astray, forcing researchers to create strange concepts like multiverses or cosmological constants in order to explain away unwanted infinities. This sounds a bit kooky, but there might be something to it. Let’s take a look.

Mysterious “Dark Star” Made of Dark Matter Spotted in Webb Telescope Data (Maybe)

Dark stars, in theory, are stars fueled by burning dark matter – these theoretical stars burn faster and brighter than normal stars, though we haven’t actually seen any to date. At least, until now – according to a group of physicists, four objects in recent data collected by the James Webb Telescope match the theoretical properties of dark stars. Let’s take a look at whether or not these anomalies might actually be the dark stars we’ve been promised.

Physicist Discover Hidden Rules of Life

Physicists really do believe that their discipline is the basis for all other sciences because, well, it is. Recently, physicists have been applying physics to biology, using physics principles to predict how life itself evolves. Let’s take a look.