String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor as it failed to provide testable predictions and required ten dimensions ...

Physicists may have uncovered a surprising new clue that string theory—the idea that the universe is built from unimaginably tiny vibrating strings—could be more than just a mathematical fantasy.

This story has been updated to add new information. The Green Bay-area company whose Larsen Road production facility sustained major fire damage during the blizzard got its start in a former pizza ...

More than 1,700 people will join the Archdiocese of Newark this Easter in what officials say is a record-high number of conversions to Catholicism. In an article for News 12 New Jersey, the ...

What if every person you meet, including those you’ve yet to cross paths with, is quietly tethered to you by a single thread you can't even see? That's the premise of the invisible string theory. The ...

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In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

A Chinese state-owned energy infrastructure group has proposed a decarbonization plan that would increase the country’s use of nuclear power. The China Energy Engineering Group Co. (CEEC) is studying ...

Progressive Converting, Inc., known as ProCon, faces monetary penalties after federal inspectors claim the Appleton paper products manufacturer failed to guard machinery properly and lacked proper ...