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07/28/21

Changing a name without forfeiting credit

A group of US national laboratories, publishers, journals and other organizations is making it easier for researchers to update their names on past publications.

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The freckled universe

05/06/25

Madeleine O’Keefe

There’s a new class of cosmic object in town. And it might just overturn our understanding of black holes and galaxy evolution.

02/24/15

Physics in fast-forward

During their first run, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider rediscovered 50 years' worth of physics research in a single month.

02/23/15

Video: LHC experiments prep for restart

Engineers and technicians have begun to close experiments in preparation for the next run.

02/19/15

Physics for the people

Citizen scientists dive into particle physics and astrophysics research.

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02/17/15

10 unusual detector materials

The past century has generated some creative ideas for tracking particles.

02/13/15

What’s new for LHC Run II

The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart.

02/12/15

Craft astrophysics

Technicians on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey may be the last members of a spectroscopic survey to use hand-plugged fiber plates.

02/10/15

Physics Valentines

In love? Or just the opposite? Express how you feel with physics-inspired Valentines—and anti-Valentines—courtesy of symmetry.

02/06/15

Q&A: Steven Molaro, ‘The Big Bang Theory’

The show’s executive producer explains how a niche particle physics blog wound up in a recent plot.

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