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10/03/22
BBC Future

Why does time go forwards, not backwards?

The arrow of time began its journey at the Big Bang, and when the universe eventually dies there will be no more future and no past. In the meantime, what is it that drives time ever onward?

09/29/22
Science

Clash of the titans

The United States and Japan are embarking on ambitious efforts to wring a key secret of the universe from the subatomic phantoms known as neutrinos.

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Illustration of the author next to a portrait of Rosemary Fowler

Recognizing Rosemary Fowler

11/05/24
Pruthvi Mehta

A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.

Pictures of muon neutrinos, like a pile of evidence. The magnifying glass highlights one tau neutrino, in a "class pictures"
06/19/18

Waiting for a sign

Some scientists spend decades trying to catch a glimpse of a rare process. But with good experimental design and a lot of luck, they often need only a handful of signals to make a discovery.

Illustration of polaroids with neutrino who is running out of the center photo (dark and light teal, chartreuse, white)
05/24/18

Game-changing neutrino experiments

This neutrino-watchers season preview will give you the rundown on what to expect to come out of neutrino research in the coming years.

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