The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

A recent experiment at Fermilab has delivered intriguing results that challenge standard predictions, adding fuel to the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: koto_feja via Getty Images Physicists have developed a novel approach to solving one of ...

On January 22, 2025, physicists unveiled a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of the ...

Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

Quantum gravity and field theory represent a frontier where the principles of quantum mechanics are reconciled with Einstein’s description of gravity. Researchers are seeking a consistent framework ...

From Fundamental Concepts to Dynamical Mechanisms, by Wolfgang Bietenholz and Uwe-Jens Wiese, Cambridge University Press.

In a bold step toward solving one of science’s most puzzling problems, researchers have proposed a new way to bring gravity into the same mathematical language as the other forces of nature. While the ...

Noncommutative Quantum Field Theory represents an ambitious extension of standard quantum field theory that incorporates a fundamental noncommutativity in the structure of spacetime. In these models, ...

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At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.