The Science of the Multiverse—and Why We’re Obsessed With It

A mind-bending, jargon-free account of the popular interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Hugh Everett blew up quantum mechanics with his Many-Worlds theory in the 1950s. Physics is only just catching up.

The multiverse of pop culture owes its existence to a testable scientific hypothesis.

The idea that the universe splits into multiple realities with every measurement has become an increasingly popular proposed solution to the mysteries of quantum mechanics. But this “many-worlds interpretation” is incoherent, Philip Ball argues in this adapted excerpt from his book Beyond Weird.

The probability that we’re all living in the multiverse, and why that idea is so appealing.

With its latest film, Marvel is fully embracing the idea of multiple parallel realities. Nicholas Barber explores the multiverse's genesis – and why it may define 21st-Century cinema.

A 13th-century conflict between faith and science ultimately led to a surprising outcome: a medieval multiverse theory.

As Doctor Strange and The Flash enter the multiverse, scientists question what it means for the future.

What looks at first glance like an opening up of possibilities is actually an attack on the human imagination.

From the new Doctor Strange to Everything Everywhere All at Once, stories of infinite universes serve as metaphors for our many identities, online and off.