The most surprising element is that a MOND-influenced theory of gravity—also co-authored by Milgrom—explains this unexpected ...

Now, two unrelated-but-similar experiments confirm that, in a double-slit experiment, detection of a photon’s path (its ...

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time—shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...

A woman known as the 'next Albert Einstein' is so in demand that she once turned down a $1.1 million offer from a prestigious university.

The man was the smartest person on the planet. On his birthday, why not celebrate by quoting him and sounding brilliant?

In July 1930, Rabindranath Tagore visited Albert Einstein in Caputh, near Berlin, at his summerhouse. The meeting of the two ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story misrepresented one of Einstein's accolades. Here's what you probably know: Albert Einstein is the mastermind behind E=mc² and the Theory ...

The collection of items belonged to Albert Einstein's sister, Maja Einstein. Albert Einstein sits with page of equations in his home library. Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./The LIFE Picture ...