A newly uncovered property of light suggests it may be far more self-sufficient than previously believed. Researchers at the ...

Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate, opening new technological frontiers.

Research findings are available online in the journal Light: Science & Applications. The original story “ Researchers ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have uncovered a hidden property of light that allows it to twist, spin and ...

If an alien in the Alpha Centauri star system were craving pizza, it would take tens of thousands of years to deliver it ...

Scientists experimentally confirmed what we’ve known to be true for half a century—darkness can “travel” faster than light.

And an international team of physicists appears to have found just such a loophole: the only thing that goes faster than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to see stars in the ...