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Researchers are using black hole “shadow” images to test whether Einstein’s relativity remains unshakable. With next-generation telescopes, they hope to spot telltale signs of alternative physics ...

Monday's solar eclipse will give researchers another chance to study shadow bands, the thin wavy lines on the ground right before totality. They're hoping to crack a 200 year old mystery. As millions ...

The modern English word physics is etymologically derived from the ancient Greek word φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), which is in turn from the ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, ...