Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

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Why does string theory matter so much? 😳 Physicist Michio Kaku explains how this bold idea could unify the laws of physics, reshape our understanding of reality, and change how we see the universe.

One of the most striking outcomes of the surface-minimization framework is its ability to explain structural features that ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? Sign up for Today in Science, a free daily newsletter from Scientific ...

String Theory at the Hunter, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will reunite clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gloria Chien to bring Brahms’ “late-style” ...

In 1998, astronomers discovered dark energy. The finding, which transformed our conception of the cosmos, came with a little-known consequence: It threw a wrench into the already daunting task of ...

Much to the delight of the mainstream media, there's a battle royal going on in physics. Over recent months, a fair bit of mud has been slung in the theoretical physics community over the issue of ...

In an effort to solve the riddle of why we have subjective conciousness, scientists have develop myriad theories, including ones involving the quantum realm. A new theory suggests that consciousness ...

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