Since conventional explanations have failed to pony up dark matter, one physicist is looking towards the unconventional.

Two scientists in Finland are claiming to have advanced the cause of a unified theory of gravity, including “a complete, renormalizable theory of quantum gravity.” Physicists have long tried to mesh ...

A team of scientists has proposed a groundbreaking new theory on the Universe's origins, offering a fresh, radical take on ...

The challenge of unifying gravity with quantum mechanics remains daunting. However, Bianconi’s work provides a fresh perspective by reinterpreting gravity through the lens of information theory.

Emily Chung covers science, the environment and climate for CBC News. She has previously worked as a digital journalist for CBC Ottawa and as an occasional producer at CBC's Quirks & Quarks.

After all, gravity remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics. We can measure it, model it, and account for its effects, but we still don’t fully understand why it works the way it does.

A new theory suggests gravity could possibly be the result of entropy—which would mean everything in the universe would fall apart if it all remained unchanged.

Science Earth's gravity shaped like a potato Posted: Apr 01, 2011 6:18 AM PDT | Last Updated: April 1, 2011 ...