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 is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The nation’s students face a deepening reading crisis, with most states showing minimal progress in recent years, ...

The pandemic-era backslide in math and reading scores for students across the U.S. was not a sudden catastrophe but the continuation of a brutal, decade-long "learning recession" that began years ...

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 ...

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by subatomic particles like protons and the quarks and gluons that make them up.

CUMRU TWP., Pa. — If you drive along Route 422 or Interstate 176, you’ve probably seen it before — the old Titus power plant in Cumru Township. Now, Titus Development Co. and Go Energy Group want to ...

There’s a lot to love about Jennifer Gross’s new Phoenix home. The stucco four-bedroom with a clay-tiled roof has a three-car garage, overlooks a park and comes with a brick-bordered pool and a hot ...

The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows. By Claire Cain Miller Francesca Paris and Sarah Mervosh Something troubling is happening in U.S.

Unlike traditional financial aid, the prizes are awarded by random drawings. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information. By Ann Carrns Looking for a college scholarship and ...

In this season of commencement addresses, country music singer Eric Church brought down the house May 9 with his incredibly thought-provoking speech summing up the “six strings of life.” Church ...

Several mayors across the United States are scrambling to keep “no-strings-attached” cash programs alive as the federal pandemic relief funding that triggered the trend officially dries up. In the ...