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01/23/25

Chris Patrick

SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.

07/26/17

This experimental physicist has followed the ICARUS neutrino detector from Gran Sasso to Geneva to Chicago.

07/25/17

Hubert van Hecke, a heavy-ion physicist, transforms particle physics plots into works of art.

07/18/17

A theory about gravity challenges our understanding of the universe.

07/13/17

The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.

07/11/17

In an upcoming refresh, particle physics will define units of measurement such as the meter, the kilogram and the second.

07/07/17

Sometimes, physics papers turn funny.

07/03/17

The announcement on July 4 was just one part of the story. Take a peek behind the scenes of the discovery of the Higgs boson.

06/30/17

It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.