Brian Greene likes to think he's got it all figured out. Literally. And it all boils down to string. A Columbia University physics professor, Greene is one of the world's leading thinkers and writers ...

“The subatomic particles we see in nature, the quarks, the electrons are nothing but musical notes on a tiny vibrating string . . . Physics is nothing but the laws of harmony that you can write on ...

Both scientists and writers have been baffled by black holes for years. They swallow light, matter, and time, leaving one with only questions. But recent research indicates that these giants of the ...

Einstein desperately wanted a unified theory of physics. Thanks to gravitational waves—the poster child of general relativity—his wish might just come true. Gravitational waves are ripples in the ...