A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.

Celebrity-backed devices promise meditative ‘sober trips’. Researchers are studying how rhythmic light reshapes visual experience and mood.

Astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have used data from the project to make the ...

Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...

Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to ...

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys.

Specific rhythms of flickering light can synchronise brain activity, offering clues about perception and possible future ...

NYU researchers have found a way to use light to control how microscopic particles assemble into crystals, effectively ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

A mysterious striped signal from the Crab Pulsar may finally be explained by a delicate balance between plasma effects and gravitational lensing.