New research suggests the universe is conscious, and that it possesses a sense of purpose.

This theory could explain the mysterious disappearance of information about matter and energy inside a black hole, but it the concept has its flaws.

Key points From a scientific point of view, the universe consists of matter and energy, lacking inherent meaning. When life evolved on this planet, purpose and meaning emerged in their simplest ...

A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early ...

To astronomers in the 1990s, these three facts were self-evident: The universe is expanding; all the matter in the universe ...

Yet, now there is plenty of meaning–at least to us, in the sense that we use the term: significance. So, where did all this meaning come from? How did meaning enter a universe that lacks ...