New Ideas in the Search for Dark Matter
The invisible dark matter particles that dominate the universe may come in strange and varied forms
Stories by Don Lincoln
Is a Real Lightsaber Possible? Science Offers New Hope
A Fermi Lab senior scientist runs through a real-life Jedi's (limited) options
Einstein's Unfinished Dream: Marrying Relativity to the Quantum World
On the centennial of the theory of general relativity, senior Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln reflects on Einstein's quest to understand the quantum world
U.S. Particle Physics Program Aims for the Future
In the last few years, stories have abounded in the press of the successes of the Large Hadron Collider, most notably the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Particle Physics Informs the Ultimate Questions
Editor's Note: Author and Fermilab Senior Scientist Don Lincoln is set to teach "Mysteries of the Universe" from October 13 - 24 for Scientific American's Professional Learning Program.
Who Said U.S. Particle Physics Is Dead?
The death of particle physics in the U.S. has been greatly exaggerated
The Inner Life of Quarks
What if the smallest bits of matter actually harbor an undiscovered world of particles?
