Aalto University Unveils Quantum Gravity Theory Compatible with Standard Model

Scientists Say That Something Very Weird Is Going on With the Universe

Astronomers have made an intriguing discovery that could upend everything we know about the structure of the universe and its expansion. Scientists recently found that dark energy, the mysterious form driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, could be weakening over time. The findings could undermine the existing standard cosmological model of the universe called the lambda-cold dark matter (LCDM) model, which takes dark energy, ordina…

Breakthrough Gravity Explanation Is a Step Closer to 'Theory of Everything'

A new way of explaining gravity could bring us a step closer to resolving the heretofore irresolvable differences it has with quantum mechanics.

Mathematicians Just Solved a 125-Year-Old Problem That Unites Three Major Theories of Physics

A new mathematical proof connects atoms to ocean waves and jet streams.

New quantum gravity theory: Are physicists getting closer to a “theory of everything”?

For decades, physicists have tried to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces of nature. This “holy grail” of theoretical physics may finally be within reach thanks to new research. There are 4 fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force (responsible for radioactive decay) and the strong nuclear force (responsible for holding the atomic nucleus together). Physicists have had a good run of unifying forc…

New quantum framework sees gravity emerge from spacetime symmetries

The study addresses the biggest challenge with a theory of quantum gravity—renormalization, by introducing a new mathematical quantity.

A new map of the universe may turn gravity on its head

Scientists have released the largest map of the universe ever compiled. Millions of galaxies have been surveyed, stretching back 11 billion years, most of the age of the cosmos. According to many scientists, this data, combined with other observations, presages a major reassessment of what we know about the universe: possibly, for the first time, revealing a crack in Einstein’s theory of gravity. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) i…