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 ...

For decades, scientists have taken issue with “string theory” — a theory of the universe which contends that the fundamental forces and matter of nature can be reduced to tiny one-dimensional ...

Scientists at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, have identified a practical, yet overlooked, test of string theory based on the motions of planets, moons and asteroids, reminiscent of Galileo’s ...

Researchers describe how to carry out the first experimental test of string theory in a paper published tomorrow in Physical Review Letters. String theory was originally developed to describe the ...

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 ...

For decades, many scientists have criticized string theory, pointing out that it does not make predictions by which it can be tested. Now, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University; the University of ...