Recent discoveries in cosmology have left scientists scratching their heads, as they challenge our fundamental understanding of physics. The universe’s expansion rate, the balance between matter and ...

The archetype is familiar: The solitary physicist, deep in thought, paces beside a chalkboard peppered with symbols and equations. The astronomer, perched alone at the edge of the night, peers into a ...

Sara Imari Walker receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the John Templeton Foundation relevant to the work in this article. She is also a member of the External ...