{"id":220302,"date":"2025-08-17T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/new-observations-fit-neatly-with-string-theory-physicists-find"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:12:42","slug":"new-observations-fit-neatly-with-string-theory-physicists-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/new-observations-fit-neatly-with-string-theory-physicists-find","title":{"rendered":"New Observations Fit Neatly With String Theory, Physicists Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W3GDsMhZupQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0f Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here \u27bc <a href=\"https:\/\/NordVPN.com\/sabine\">https:\/\/NordVPN.com\/sabine<\/a> It\u2019s risk-free with Nord\u2019s 30-day money-back guarantee! \u270c<\/p>\n<p>According to a growing body of data, dark energy is not constant. Instead, physicists claim, it\u2019s slowly getting weaker. This has understandably shaken our understanding of the universe \u2013 this week, physicists show that the new data is compatible with string theory, and that the universe will eventually collapse. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<p>Paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2506\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2506<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This video comes with a quiz which you can take here: <a href=\"https:\/\/quizwithit.com\/start_thequiz\/.\">https:\/\/quizwithit.com\/start_thequiz\/.<\/a>\u2026 Check out my new quiz app \u279c <a href=\"http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/\">http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ sabine \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a> #science #sciencenews #physics #stringtheory.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd13 Check out my new quiz app \u279c <a href=\"http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/\">http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c \/ sabine.<br \/> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>#science #sciencenews #physics #stringtheory<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/new-observations-fit-neatly-with-string-theory-physicists-find\">Continue reading \u201cNew Observations Fit Neatly With String Theory, Physicists Find\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf0f Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here \u27bc https:\/\/NordVPN.com\/sabine It\u2019s risk-free with Nord\u2019s 30-day money-back guarantee! \u270c According to a growing body of data, dark energy is not constant. 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