Stories by Davide Castelvecchi

One fresh analysis keeps alive physicists' hope for a breakthrough, but another is disappointing

The discovery of ripples in spacetime will vindicate Einstein—but it can also do so much more

Some welcome his latest report as a fresh way to solve a black hole conundrum; others are unsure of its merits

Physicists say they've heard that the LIGO observatory may have spotted the signature of merging black holes

Physicists have produced nearly 100 papers on the latest tantalizing results from the Large Hadron Collider

A debate between physicists and philosophers could redefine the scientific method and our understanding of the universe

"Monkey King" is first in a line of Chinese space missions focused on scientific discovery

Confusion still surrounds abc conjecture, but the University of Oxford gathering boosts prospects for resolution

Algorithms could aid discovery at the Large Hadron Collider, but raise transparency concerns

To celebrate Halloween, Nature brings you the undead results that physicists can neither prove—nor lay to rest

A Japanese mathematician claims to have solved one of the most important problems in his field. The trouble is, hardly anyone can work out whether he's right

An improbable rumor has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill

Acoustic metamaterial can sort sounds according to their direction

Physicists find first direct proof of a metamorphosis between two of the three known types of neutrinos

Researchers hope to show whether the human eye can detect a single photon—and its superposition

Six-legged robot uses trial-and-error to surmount obstacles when it is blocked or damaged

A detector fitted on an airplane picked up a signature spike in photons that does not fit any known source of antiparticles

High-energy photons from the Milky Way’s core suggest dark matter may soon be found by the world's most powerful particle accelerator

Tesla did not reveal the price of its larger batteries for businesses and utilities, but it will sell residential models for $3,000 to $3,500

A survey has charted clusters and voids of invisible matter over hundreds of millions of light-years

A team at CERN will attempt to remove metal debris thought to be causing the problem and determine if it will cause a delay of days or months

Solid objects can be printed from liquid resin in mere minutes, appearing to materialize like the shape-shifting robot in Terminator 2

Computational social scientist Sharad Goel studies the spread of memes such as #TheDress

Supermassive object found in the early universe tests theories of cosmic evolution