Columnist Natalie Wolchover examines the latest developments in the “forever war” over whether string theory can describe the world.

This also means that there could be hidden curvatures of space-time or gravitational fields, which could explain a fundamental issue in physics: the hierarchy problem. There are several ongoing ...

Dimensions beyond the four we’re familiar with could solve a host of problems in physics and cosmology. Columnist Leah Crane ...

String Theory at the Hunter, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will present an evening of chamber music featuring the SPA Trio at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held ...

Current theories suggest that W and Z bosons acquire mass from interactions with the Higgs scalar field, but a new study suggests that the higher dimensional structure of spacetime could be the actual ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Accepted scientific understanding is that particles like W and Z bosons (carriers of the weak nuclear force) derive their mass from interactions with ...

In this video, we explore the relationship between string theory and quantum field theory (QFT). QFT is a mathematical framework that describes nearly all particles and forces in the universe but ...

The concept of hidden extra dimensions has appeared in many theoretical physics ideas, such as string theory. Physicists use seven-dimensional shapes known as G₂ manifolds to model these invisible ...

A new theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental forces and particle properties may arise from the geometry of hidden extra dimensions. These dimensions could twist and evolve over time, forming ...