Particle Physics

The LEGEND-200 detector could help explain why matter dominates the known universe

A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight

The weirdest subatomic particles require enormous equipment to study

The physics Nobelist and author has not exactly found religion—but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped looking

Long-awaited boosts to the world’s most powerful collider could spur breakthroughs in the hunt for physics beyond the Standard Model

A new two-phase approach to building the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment ignites controversy among particle physicists

A new analysis by the CDF collaboration is a bolt from the blue, finding that the W boson is significantly heavier than suggested by previous measurements and theoretical prediction

Citing the military invasion of Ukraine, the world’s leading organization for particle physics research has paused its work with Russia

A transparent rock experiment shows how stretchy molecules kick up eddies

The latest effort to weigh the elusive particle produces a more precise estimate of its upper limit

New research leverages old physics to turn ice pucks into hovercraft

The atom interferometry technique uses the effects of time dilation to reveal subtle changes in gravity’s strength