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LZ’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground.

LZ experiment sets new record in search for dark matter

08/26/24

Lauren Biron

New results from the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for what makes up our universe’s invisible mass.

12/02/14

Muon versus the volcano

Particles produced by cosmic rays enter volcanoes and live to tell the tale.

11/13/14

Big lessons from a Tiny Titan

When it comes to explaining how a massive machine works, sometimes smaller is better.

11/12/14

Ancient pigments, modern mystery

When Chinese workers searching for water found the famous Terracotta Warriors instead, they brought to light a scientific mystery.

Collage illustration of Sam Ting and Burton Richter

11/11/14

The November Revolution

Forty years ago, two different research groups announced the discovery of the same new particle and redefined how physicists view the universe.

11/06/14

The intersection of art and science

Statistician Edward Tufte turns scientific notations into artwork.

Illustration of Astrostatistics made out of stars in the sky, connected by light path, forest on horizon below

11/04/14

The rise of astrostatistics

Astrophysicists and cosmologists are turning to statisticians to help them analyze an ever-increasing deluge of data.

Illustration of peaches or oranges with pink background

10/24/14

Cosmic inflation

Cosmic inflation refers to a period of rapid, accelerated expansion that scientists think took place about 14 billion years ago.

Rob Stewart of the Stawell Gold Mine (center, back turned), talks to scientists during a tour of the mine.

10/23/14

Australia’s first dark matter experiment

A proposed dark matter experiment would use two underground detectors, one in each hemisphere.

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