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In 2007, something strange happened over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. According to satellites orbiting Earth, our planet’s gravity field developed a continent-scale anomaly before subsiding to its original state. The odd event, undetectable to humans on the surface, has only just been discovered in data collected by gravity-monitoring satellites – and the cause was a tremendous redistribution of mass far …

In 2007, something strange happened over the eastern Atlantic Ocean. According to satellites orbiting Earth, our planet’s gravity field developed a continent-scale anomaly before subsiding to its original state. The odd event, undetectable to humans on the surface, has only just been discovered in data collected by gravity-monitoring satellites – and the cause was a tremendous redistribution of mass far …

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the abundances of the light elements created a few minutes after the Big Bang to understanding the properties of semiconductor materials that are the basis of advanced information technologies. Quantum mechanics …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, an immensely important update to Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, is currently our best approximation of how the universe ticks. But there are some holes in Einstein’s theory, including some gravitational weirdness around low acceleration “wide binary” stars. A study claims that the behavior of these …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, an immensely important update to Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, is currently our best approximation of how the universe ticks. But there are some holes in Einstein’s theory, including some gravitational weirdness around low acceleration “wide binary” stars. A study claims that the behavior of these …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws of physics. This limitation has not stopped people from investigating the possibility, and the latest addition to the propellant-less club is an …

By Sai Vsr Aug. 24, 2025 9:17 am EST amgun/Shutterstock Did you know that moving a clock one inch toward the ground would result in a slower tick compared to the same clock positioned higher up? Gravity doesn’t just pull things; it also bends time. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, the stronger the gravitational field you’re in, the slower time …

Demi Lovato is flying high and defying gravity on her birthday, with the musician celebrating the occasion with a karaoke party that featured an impressive cover of Cynthia Erivo’s signature song from Wicked. In a video posted Wednesday (Aug. 20) to Lovato’s TikTok, the vocalist belts out the Broadway alum’s custom battle cry on the movie soundtrack version of “Defying …

Demi Lovato is flying high and defying gravity on her birthday, with the musician celebrating the occasion with a karaoke party that featured an impressive cover of Cynthia Erivo’s signature song from Wicked. In a video posted Wednesday (Aug. 20) to Lovato’s TikTok, the vocalist belts out the Broadway alum’s custom battle cry on the movie soundtrack version of “Defying …

In a new roundup of promising advances in quantum physics, researchers are revealing the upcoming cutting-edge studies they hope will finally lead to reconciling the quantum framework with the pesky issue of its unclear relationship to gravity. Quantum physics may have weathered 100 years of scientific examination, with relevance to everything from the periodic table to the shine of stars …