Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

A new study just added an interesting twist to the complicated history of the physics theory.

Physicists searching for a better understanding of quantum gravity stumbled upon something unexpected: the defining ...

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...

Physicists may have uncovered a surprising new clue that string theory—the idea that the universe is built from unimaginably tiny vibrating strings—could be more than just a mathematical fantasy.

Explore the fascinating concepts of string theory, a fundamental framework in modern physics that describes how the universe ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...

Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature’s forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...

My latest NotebookLM podcast creation is deeper and more fascinating than anything I've ever created, and I bet it'll shock you, too. I don't understand string theory. In fact, I bet there's fewer ...