Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that ...

If dark energy is weakening, it stands to reason that eventually gravity will become dominant and the universe will begin to ...

The Big Bang Theory made science funny without trying too hard. It gave us a bunch of oddball geniuses who argued about string theory one minute and wore superhero costumes the next.

Most people assume that the Big Bang was the beginning of all things, but current scientific models point to another cosmic ...

The cast of the new Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe unite for a table read as fans wait for an official greenlight from Max.

In recent years, one of the most troubling puzzles in astrophysics has grown more urgent. Scientists have realized that the ...

A new model of space-time may have provided the "first observational evidence supporting string theory," according to a study ...

After the Big Bang, the cosmos was ... our current best theory about the universe's formation, by measuring the speed of the universe's expansion. The ACT image shows that the universe was ...

A new estimate of the ghostly particle’s maximum possible mass brings physicists a tad closer to understanding the universe.

Such was the force of that expansion that maybe there is evidence ... And while the new pictures don’t challenge the Big Bang theory, they do mean there’s still plenty left to explain about ...