Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space Radio, and author of "Your Place in the Universe." Sutter contributed this article ...

String theory is one of the most ambitious ideas in modern physics, aiming to unite all forces of nature into one framework.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. It's one of the most brilliant, controversial and unproven ideas in all ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

String theory strutted onto the scene some 30 years ago as perfection itself, a promise of elegant simplicity that would solve knotty problems in fundamental physics—including the notoriously ...

Physicists claim they may have found a long-awaited explanation for dark energy, the mysterious force that's driving the accelerated expansion of the universe, a new preprint study hints. Their ...

Modern physics has explained some of the most complex features of our Universe, yet the field has not been able to reach a single, all-encompassing theoretical framework, the almost mythical “Theory ...

Why is string theory said to be unprovable? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Jay Wacker, ...

Scientists have found what they say is a link between complex number theory and string theory. A mathematician and physicist working together found the connection, which they say is part of plotting ...