Particle physics faces its next great decision—and its next frontier
After decades of debate, the scientific case is clear for Europe’s Future Circular Collider, a colossal successor to the Large Hadron Collider. But transforming this megaproject from vision to reality is far from guaranteed
How underappreciated mathematician Emmy Noether helped prove physics' most fundamental theories
Noether's work helped prove the conservation of energy in physics, a key foundation for Einstein's theory of relativity
Bob Mumgaard
The energy entrepreneur talks about the state of science innovation in the U.S.
These exotic particles could break physics
‘Penguin’ decays from CERN’s latest Large Hadron Collider experiment hint at weird new physics
Are astronomers ignoring some of the cosmos?
There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!
Each atom in the universe might be unique
Long-held assumptions tell us that atoms with the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons are indistinguishable, but one physicist wants to put this idea to the test
A massive neutrino experiment is taking shape in an abandoned gold mine
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will study nature’s most mysterious particle a mile beneath South Dakota’s Black Hills and will potentially reveal the origins of matter
What’s faster than light? Darkness
A recent experiment revealed that individual dark points on a light wave can move faster than the wave itself
Nuclear war may keep humanity from finding a ‘theory of everything,’ top physicist says
After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the moment to warn of nuclear war’s existential threat—and how we can escape it
Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win $3 million Breakthrough prizes
This year’s winners include hundreds of physicists across more than 30 institutions
Super heat conductor challenges fundamental physics
With performance three times better than copper’s, this new material could substantially improve heat management of electronics, data centers and energy systems
New fundamental physics measurement deepens quantum mystery
A new calculation helps narrow down the mass of the W boson, one of the heaviest fundamental particles in the universe