Moving from three dimensions to two is a form of "dimensional reduction." Conversely, could it be that for the ...

Could the universe have more dimensions than we realize? (Image credit: Getty Images) String theory is a purported theory of everything that physicists hope will one day explain … everything.

They suggested that the early universe—which exploded from a single point and was very, very small at first—was one-dimensional (like a straight line) before expanding to include two dimensions (like ...

Some scientists believe that, as the universe gets older and larger, it adds more dimensions. Cute theory. But how does this help solve pressing questions ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension? That's the mind-boggling concept at the heart of a theory that University at Buffalo physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues ...

“There’s a lot of meanings for ‘small,’” says Janet Conrad, a particle physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

To do this, it crosses from the four known dimensions of the universe – three-dimensional space plus time – into a hypothetical, fifth dimension.

The universe’s extra dimensions For superstring theory to work, our cosmos must have another six dimensions. Where are they hiding?

Scientists are trying to understand the mysteries of the holographic principle: How many dimensions are there in our universe? Some of the world's brightest minds are carrying out research in this ...