Promise and controversy continues to surround string theory as a potential unified theory of everything. In the latest episode of The Joy of Why, Cumrun Vafa discusses his progress in trying to find ...

[Originally published 2/27/26; Updated 3/31/26, 4/3/26]: After “leaking” the dates and locations for his 2026 fall tour last month, Billy Strings has officially confirmed the details of the 20-show ...

New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...

Astrid Eichhorn spends her days thinking about how the laws of physics change at the tiniest scales. Imagine zooming in closer and closer to the device on which you’re reading this article. Its ...

An expression that means 'to make a great effort' ...