String theory is perhaps the most high-profile candidate for what physicists call a theory of everything – a single ...

While string theory is considered by some to be nothing more than elegant mathematics, the mathematics themselves have proven useful.

Stanford math professor Keith Devlin talks about two new books that call into question the entire idea of string theory. The theory states that tiny vibrating strings make up everything, but some ...

Even as string theory’s mathematical tools get adopted across the physical sciences, physicists have been struggling with how to deal with the central tension of string theory: Can it ever live ...

The surprise appearance of string theory mathematics in entangled particles may signal a deeper connection between quantum mechanics, which is typically observed on very tiny scales, and the universe.

The answer, dear multi-dimensional bundles of vibrating string, lie as much in our selves as in our stars. It’s not just that the math of string theory is complex, though it certainly is.

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 ...