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Don’t call it toponium

04/01/25

A large and unexpected excess of top quark pairs has the physics community excited, but the interpretation is still up for debate.

01/30/13

Tiny bubbles

A hipster detector searches for the crystalline “plink” of dark matter.

01/28/13

Illuminating the dark universe

The pursuit of dark matter and dark energy is one of the most exciting—and most challenging—areas of science. Now researchers think they’re beginning to close in.

01/24/13

Physics and the wisdom of crowds

Researchers apply the rules of particle physics to the world of online shopping and recommendation engines, and suggest it may be unwise to rely on popular opinion.