Empires may rise and civilizations and ecosystems may crumble in the billions of years to come, but matter as we know it will endure, according to a new study eyeing the future of the universe.The universe's ceaseless expansion, accelerated by the still-unseen and mysterious dark energy, will ultimately yield an environment in which matter nonetheless remains while radiation energy dwindles away, researchers said. The finding runs contrary to previous thinking that suggested matter would gradually decay into a radiation-heavy universe.
"Even if matter begins to decay, it will still be the dominant sort stuff in the universe," said Lawrence Krauss, a physicist at Case Western Reserve University and the lead author of the new study. "That's why I've kind of said that diamonds are forever."
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