The study of black-hole thermodynamics — now 50 years old — has led to deep insights into fundamental physics, but it has also created fresh paradoxes and puzzles. This Review assesses what has been ...

"General relativity is likely incomplete for describing the very first moments of the universe, when quantum effects should also matter." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Jacob Bekenstein (pictured), the father of black hole thermodynamics, passed away in August. His insight, that black holes should have an entropy proportional to their area and a temperature ...

After 10 years of painstaking measurements, physicist Stephan Schlamminger stood in a hotel water park, waiting for a career-defining moment. His new measurement of the gravitational constant, or G, ...

Have you heard the rumor online that the Earth’s gravity will be turned off for 7 seconds this August 12th? If you have, don’t panic. This is not going to happen. The original conspiracy theory that ...

The new stat tracks how much defensive pressure an offensive player draws both on and off the ball. NBA.com Staff Former Kia MVP winner Kevin Durant is among the NBA’s leaders in the Gravity stat.

As humanity heads back to the moon, scientists are trying to understand the impact that being in space can have on the brain. Research has shown that spaceflight can temporarily change the brain’s ...