Space
Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Come in Two Distinct Flavors
A trove of new detections suggests that the bursts could be the result of at least two separate astrophysical phenomena
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Physics
New Radioactivity Measurement Could Boost Precision of Dark Matter Experiments
The process finds minuscule amounts of radioactive material in metals
Math
The Top Unsolved Questions in Mathematics Remain Mostly Mysterious
Just one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems named 21 years ago has been solved
Space
The Subatomic Keys to the Universe
Surprising new data from the Muon g-2 experiment are turning the classical model on its head
Space
Wormhole Tunnels in Spacetime May Be Possible, New Research Suggests
There may be realistic ways to create cosmic bridges predicted by general relativity
Physics
First Nuclear Detonation Created ‘Impossible’ Quasicrystals
Their structures were once controversial. Now researchers have discovered quasicrystals in the aftermath of a 1945 bomb test
Physics
Physicists Edge Closer to Taming the Three-Body Problem
A new model cuts through the chaos to reach the best-yet predictions of complex gravitational interactions
Physics
Scientists Supersize Quantum Effects with Entangled Drum Duet
Two teams have demonstrated new degrees of quantum measurements in micron-sized metal drums
Physics
The Fermilab Muon Measurement May or May Not Point to New Physics, But ...
It was important either way, because the experiment that generated it was breathtakingly precise
Physics
Muon Results Throw Physicists’ Best Theories into Confusion
Experimental anomalies have sent researchers scrambling to concoct new explanations
Physics
Searching for the Universe’s Most Energetic Particles, Astronomers Turn on the Radio
New radio-based observatories could soon detect ultrahigh-energy neutrinos, opening a new window on extreme cosmic physics
Physics
Quantum Astronomy Could Create Telescopes Hundreds of Kilometers Wide
Astronomers hope to use innovations from the subatomic world to construct breathtakingly large arrays of optical observatories
Physics
Is the Standard Model of Physics Now Broken?
The discrepancy between the theoretical prediction and the experimentally determined value of the muon’s magnetic moment has become slightly stronger with a new result from Fermilab...
Physics
Big Physics News: The Muon g-2 Experiment Explained
Particles called muons are behaving weirdly, and that could mean a huge discovery.
Physics
Long-Awaited Muon Measurement Boosts Evidence for New Physics
Initial data from the Muon g-2 experiment have excited particle physicists searching for undiscovered subatomic particles and forces
Physics
Long-Awaited Muon Physics Experiment Nears Moment of Truth
A result that has been 20 years in the making could reveal the existence of new particles and upend fundamental physics
Physics
Quantum Network Is Step Toward Ultrasecure Internet
The experiment connects three devices with entangled photons, demonstrating a key technique that could enable a future quantum Internet
Physics
Unexplained Results Intrigue Physicists at World’s Largest Particle Collider
Muons and electrons might not experience the same fundamental interactions, contrary to Standard Model predictions
Physics
Ultracold Quantum Collisions Have Been Achieved in Space for the First Time
Creating Bose-Einstein condensates—and crashing them together—in microgravity could lead to physics breakthroughs, better spacecraft navigation and more
Physics
Why Does DNA Spontaneously Mutate? Quantum Physics Might Explain
A phenomenon called proton tunneling could account for point mutations in strands of genetic material
