BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brian Greene, physicist and groundbreaking string theorist, will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus as the next speaker in UB's Distinguished ...

"There was a time when ‘universe' meant ‘all there is,' " writes Greene, but soon we may have to redefine that word, along with our own meager understanding of the cosmos. A theoretical physicist and ...

Could reality be made of more dimensions than those we perceive? The question has consumed some of the most brilliant physics ...

pt. 1. edge of knowledge -- ch. 1. Tied up with string -- pt. 2. Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta -- ch. 2. Space, time, and the eye of the beholder -- ch. 3. Of warps and ripples -- ch. 4.

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There is a relatively simple solution to the question of dark matter – the unseen mass thought to be exerting an additional gravitational effect on galaxies(11 February, p 46). In his book The Elegant ...

String theory is one of the most ambitious ideas in modern physics, aiming to unite all forces of nature into one framework. But its complexity and abstract concepts leave even experts divided. In ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...

I know there are more than a few theoretical physics geeks (and pros) here. I can't find details on their site, but I was listening to NPR on my way back to work. Apparently tomorrow's Science Friday ...