Perhaps more importantly, the researchers explained, the wide spread of theories “has even led to accusations of illegitimacy ...

Scientists have been using complicated, hypothetical particles to explain the Big Bang, but this theory posits that a simpler answer might be better.

An unprecedented brain study has delivered fresh clues about consciousness—suggesting it's more about perception than planning. Two leading theories went head-to-head, but neither emerged victorious.

Life’s origin story just became even more mysterious. Using mathematics and information theory, Robert G. Endres of Imperial ...