Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature's forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...

String theory posits that the universe’s fundamental components are not pointlike particles, but rather one-dimensional vibrating strands of energy called strings. MikeCS Images When asked why he ...

Elise LePage, a Junior Fellow of the Simons Society of Fellows, is a postdoctoral research scientist forging new mathematics driven by string theory. Hatnim Lee/Simons Foundation String theory ...

String theory aims to explain all fundamental forces and particles in the universe—essentially, how the world operates on the smallest scales. Though it has not yet been experimentally verified, work ...

Three decades ago, a British documentary series named Connections aired, which showed viewers how various scientific achievements and discoveries were really interrelated, no matter how disparate they ...

We face a skeletal, triangular pyramid with a platform at the summit; the three vertices are three sets of steps leading up to it, hinting at the history, wonder and timelessness of mathematics before ...

You may not have heard of knot theory. But take it from Bill Menasco, a knot theorist of 35 years: This field of mathematics, rich in aesthetic beauty and intellectual challenges, has come a long way ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. There are a lot of different ways to define science, but perhaps one ...

Researchers are demonstrating that, in certain contexts, string theory is the only consistent theory of quantum gravity. Might this make it true? Thirty years have passed since a pair of physicists, ...