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

What is string theory: It replaces point-like particles with tiny vibrating strings, requiring extra dimensions to reconcile gravity with quantum mechanics. Why it matters: String theory could unify ...

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world—released today—shows a distinct lack of consensus across many of ...

Researchers have developed a technique to analyze how black holes "ring" when they collide and merge: one of the universe's ...

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world - released today - shows a distinct lack of consensus across many ...

The S.C. Supreme Court's decision to throw out Murdaugh's murder conviction sets the legal case against him back to square ...

Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box ...

Newly released Pentagon UAP files show Apollo 17 astronauts reported hours of unexplained lights and objects around the Moon, ...

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard on the collaboration that led them to the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award.

Trump posted more than 55 times in just three hours on Monday night, unloading a ton of conspiracy theory content targeting ...

Survivors of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein will be publicly testifying for the first time on Tuesday in Palm Beach County, ...

I'm 37, and if you lined up my closest friends—the ones I actually call, the ones who know the ongoing story of my life—you ...