Physicists have long believed that black holes explode at the end of their lives, and that such explosions happen—at most—only once every 100,000 years. But new research published in Physical Review ...

“We’re not claiming that it’s absolutely going to happen this decade. But there could be a 90% chance that it does." Reading time 2 minutes It’s been a fantastic week for Stephen Hawking’s black hole ...

In this video, we explore fundamental concepts about the atom and the forces that govern it. **CHAPTERS** 0:00 - Why is the ...

A Queen's University scientist has been chosen to lead an international €2.3million hunt to discover how the first chemical elements were created in the Universe. Professor Stephen Smartt, Director of ...

But most of the gold on Earth isn’t in our hands; it’s deep underground. During the planet’s formation, heavy elements like ...

Physicists think we could see such an explosion in the next 10 years - and it would 'revolutionize physics and rewrite the history of the universe'. This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to ...

This artist's concept takes a fanciful approach to imagining small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black holes would have a difficult time forming the accretion disks that make them ...