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Don’t call it toponium

04/01/25

Sarah Charley

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

Photo of closed rose in mirror it is open

11/24/15

Charge-parity violation

Matter and antimatter behave differently. Scientists hope that investigating how might someday explain why we exist.

11/17/15

Cleanroom is a verb

It’s not easy being clean.

11/12/15

Giving physics students options

Many physics degree programs excel at preparing students for an academic career, but more than half of those who complete the programs head to industry instead.

11/09/15

Physics Photowalk voting begins

Pick your favorites from among 24 photos taken during the Global Physics Photowalk.

11/06/15

The light side of dark matter

New technology and new thinking are pushing the dark matter hunt to lower and lower masses.

11/03/15

The particle physics of you

Not only are we made of fundamental particles, we also produce them and are constantly bombarded by them throughout the day.

10/30/15

Gravitational waves and where to find them

Advanced LIGO has just begun its search for gravitational waves.

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10/27/15

The particle physics personality quiz

What topic in particle physics are you destined to study? Take the quiz to find out!

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