The muon mismatch was caused by calculation limits, not a new force. Improved methods bring theory and experiment into close ...

The implications of quantum mechanics suggest reality isn't as solid as we think it is, but physicist David Bohm had a spin ...

Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also ...

Relating Noether’s theorem to introductory concepts like Newton’s laws can give students an early appreciation of its impact.

David Gross, a celebrated U.S. theoretical physicist, calls himself an optimist—especially concerning the future of his field ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of ...

The idea that everything that exists can be built from the bottom up has long held sway among physicists. Now, a new kind of ...

Only a third of California students meet math standards. A new bill would require schools to test students for basic skills and help those who need it.

Now, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are providing powerful new ways to address long-standing problems in physics. “The ...

The University of the Pacific recently hosted the annual Math Steeplechase. More than 1,000 students participated in the ...

Two UC Berkeley faculty, a UCLA physicist and a UC Santa Barbara Nobel laureate were awarded Breakthrough Foundation prizes ...