Stories by Lawrence M. Krauss

Drastic cuts proposed by the administration threaten R&D that provides incredible economic and societal value, and which have always enjoyed bipartisan support

Hostility toward the former is troublesome, but hostility toward the latter is the underlying issue

Massive funding cuts in the president's proposed budget could be more devastating than any threat posed by illegal immigrants

A personal account of how much we stand to lose if we fall prey to the cowardly xenophobia that seems to be driving the Trump administration

She was a vibrant role model for women in astronomy but was not defined by, nor will she be remembered for, her gender but rather by her remarkable contributions as a scientist

Despite tantalizing hints, a particle whose existence would suggest a previously unknown force of nature doesn't exist after all

Everyone makes mistakes. But those of the legendary physicist are particularly illuminating

While many provisions of the proposed agreement expire after 15 years, the dynamics of the Middle East are shifting too quickly to predict what lies in store

Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions

If the recent discovery of gravitational waves emanating from the early universe holds up under scrutiny, it will illuminate a connection between gravity and quantum mechanics and perhaps, in the process, verify the existence of other universes

An update by the author of A Universe from Nothing on his thoughts, as a theoretical physicist, about the value of the discipline of philosophy

An excerpt from physicist Lawrence M. Krauss's new book explains why we are not the center of the universe

Fifty years after the first human ventured into space, we need some creative thinking

Writing about science and society invites reactions, good and bad, from the middle to the fringe

Religious leaders should be held accountable when their irrational ideas turn harmful

Whether volcanic or nuclear, disasters anywhere in our interconnected world affect us all

The particles that once seemed impossibly esoteric have become ever more informative

We must adjust to our unparalleled ability to shape the world's evolution

Sometimes the pursuit of a great discovery is its own reward

If 2012 marks the start of the apocalypse, it will be our own fault, not nature’s or God's

Scientists are closing in on the ability to make life from scratch, with potential consequences both good and bad