For centuries, an intriguing sequel to the tale of Merlin has sat unseen within the bindings of an Elizabethan register. Cutting-edge techniques have revealed it for the first time.

When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, physicists have puzzled over spaghetti's counterintuitive properties.

New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.

Cause is usually followed by effect, but in the quantum world, time's sequencing is not so straightforward.

Why saying who was first to split the atom is almost as hard as mastering atomic theory.

Trump speech hailed the US feat, but New Zealander Sir Ernest Rutherford oversaw the trial in Manchester.

The massive thrust needed to launch SpaceX's enormous Starship rocket creates a lot of noise. But is it the loudest rocket ever?

Researchers from Oxford University’s physics department are among those developing quantum computing.