
To Get Kids Interested in Science, We Have to Let Them Do Science
A pilot program for high schoolers offers a blueprint in getting students involved in cutting-edge particle physics research

To Get Kids Interested in Science, We Have to Let Them Do Science
A pilot program for high schoolers offers a blueprint in getting students involved in cutting-edge particle physics research

She Cracked the Mystery of How to Split the Atom, but Someone Else Got the Nobel Prize for the Discovery
Lise Meitner, an Austrian-born Jewish physicist, never received the Nobel Prize she deserved for her pioneering work on nuclear fission


Rare Superheavy Oxygen Isotope Is Detected at Last
The long-awaited discovery of oxygen 28 might prompt physicists to revamp theories of how atomic nuclei are structured

Perpetual Puzzle

Particle Physicists Dream of a Muon Collider
After years spent languishing in obscurity, proposals for a muon collider are regaining momentum among particle physicists

Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything?
Physicists are on an ever urgent quest to find a fuller understanding of what makes the cosmos tick, which they call a theory of everything

Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements
The latest data from the Muon g−2 experiment corroborates previous results, but clashing theoretical predictions leave physicists without a clear conclusion

The Most Surprising Discoveries in Physics
Experts weigh in on the most shocking, paradigm-shifting and delightful findings in the history of physics

Here’s What Physics Tells Us about Barbie’s World
Using concepts from theoretical physics and explorations of the multiverse, here’s what we can understand about Barbie and the world she lives in

The Weirdest Particles in the Universe
Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics

Physicists Make Matter out of Light to Find Quantum Singularities
Experiments that imitate solid materials with light waves reveal the quantum basis of exotic physical effects

How Much Does ‘Nothing’ Weigh?
The Archimedes experiment will weigh the void of empty space to help solve a big cosmic puzzle