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What “naked” singularities are revealing about quantum space-time

Are points of infinite curvature, where general relativity breaks down, always hidden inside black holes? An audacious attempt to find out is shedding light on the mystery of quantum gravity

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How indefinite causality could lead us to a theory of quantum gravity

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Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything

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Why I’ve been somewhat obsessed with space-time this year

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Monika Schleier-Smith

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The physicist trying to create space-time from scratch

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Is space-time quantum? Six ways to unpick the fabric of the universe

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How the balloon analogy for an expanding universe is almost perfect

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Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel

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To create a wormhole that doesn’t collapse, you need exotic matter

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Why general relativity is known as a background independent theory

Space-time isn't expanding into anything because general relativity is what we call a background independent theory. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein sets out to explain what this means

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What does it mean when we say that space-time is expanding?

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What the thermodynamics of clocks tell us about the mysteries of time

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Why does time only move forwards? Possibly just because we’re ignorant

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Did time flow in two directions from the big bang, making two futures?

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