Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major ...

The idea that a hidden fourth dimension could be woven into everyday reality is no longer just a science‑fiction trope.

After former showrunner Chris Chibnall introduced a string of Doctors from before William Hartnell's original version from 1963, Russell T Davies then made this even more complex by inventing the ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called “Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?” Hawking, who later became my ...

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg (University of Florida), Nazar Budaiev (University of Florida), Taehwa Yoo (University of Florida); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) In 1980, Stephen ...

Analysis: There are gazillions of different possible universes that can be described and understood using the tools provided by string theory If we look out into the sky on a clear night, all we see ...

For various, typically historical reasons, even the best physicists claim things that sound egregious to modern observers. That doesn’t necessarily mean these ideas are completely useless—if anything, ...

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Michio Kaku, a Harvard graduate and theoretical physicist, is renowned for his work in string theory and science communication. Born in California to Japanese-American parents, Kaku built an early ...

It’s bad news for Bridget Jones. Because in an astonishing turn of events that no sartorial soothsayer could have seen coming, big pants are officially over. That’s right: the era of comfortable, ...

Today, on the last day of the U.S. Open, we have a chat with a tennis writer. By Adam B. Kushner I am the editor of this newsletter. I’m a delusional tennis player. Not the kind who brags about his ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to ...