
Who was the first scientist?
7 September 2011
Carlo Rovelli argues that ancient Greek philosopher Anaximander should claim the title of The First Scientist

7 September 2011
Carlo Rovelli argues that ancient Greek philosopher Anaximander should claim the title of The First Scientist

6 July 2011
The light from a spectacular gamma-ray burst has been used to push the boundaries in a search for a theory of everything

13 October 2010
If our universe is a recycled version of an earlier cosmos, it could solve one of the great cosmic puzzles

21 January 2009

10 December 2008
What if our universe didn't emerge from nothing, but is a recycled version of one that went before? Anil Ananthaswamy investigates

19 November 2008
If you want to understand the universe be prepared to get your moments in a muddle, advises Michael Brooks

9 April 2008
According to a model based on "loop quantum gravity" theory, a parent universe that existed before ours may have left an imprint

16 January 2008
The greatest trick the universe ever pulled was convincing us that time exists. Amanda Gefter breaks the spell

31 October 2007
Matter swallowed by a black hole may fall into an apparently infinite universe, a new study suggests

16 November 2006
Between now and 2056 a coherent way of thinking about the world will emerge, compatible with new discoveries such as quantum theory and relativity