You don’t need a science degree to start learning about quantum physics—many books are written with beginners in mind. Mixing ...

Pondering the scale of the cosmos can feel as if you’re peering over the edge of the brink; it can be daunting enough to make you want to flee to the comforts of working, commuting, and other ...

Simon Singh is a science journalist and the author, most recently, of "Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe." EVERY week I receive one or two e-mails asking if I can recommend a book on quantum ...

Early in his new book, physics historian Graham Farmelo quotes Nima Arkani-Hamed, a theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, N.J.: “We can eavesdrop on nature not ...