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The boson that physics almost rejected

07/02/24

Claire Malone

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

02/02/16

This radioactive life

Radiation is everywhere. The question is: How much?

01/28/16

A mile-deep campus

Forget wide-open spaces—this campus is in a former gold mine.

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01/26/16

Our imperfect vacuum

The emptiest parts of the universe aren’t so empty after all.

Illustration of neutrino symbols both solid and line art connected in grid pattern

01/20/16

Is the neutrino its own antiparticle?

The mysterious particle could hold the key to why matter won out over antimatter in the early universe.

01/14/16

Exploring the dark universe with supercomputers

Next-generation telescopic surveys will work hand-in-hand with supercomputers to study the nature of dark energy.

01/12/16

Black holes

Let yourself be pulled into the weird world of black holes.

01/07/16

How to wrangle a particle

Learn some particle accelerator basics from a Fermilab accelerator operator.

Illustration of beaker with galaxy inside being held by scissors

01/05/16

The booming science of dwarf galaxies

A recent uptick in the discovery of the smallest, oldest galaxies benefits studies of dark matter, galaxy formation and the evolution of the universe.

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