04/13/21 From the atmosphere to the underground Read the travelogue of a xenon atom as it journeys from the air we breathe to a dark-matter detector a mile underground.
04/07/21 First results from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics The new measurement from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab strongly agrees with the value found at Brookhaven and diverges from theory with the most precise measurement to date.
04/06/21 The next supercollider What does it take to envision and build a seemingly impossible particle accelerator?
03/30/21 The mystery of the muon’s magnetism A super-precise experiment at Fermilab is carefully analyzing every detail of the muon’s magnetic moment.
03/29/21 The data wranglers A degree in particle physics or astrophysics can lead to a career in data science.
03/23/21 Has the black hole information paradox evaporated? Researchers make progress on a vexing problem about how black holes evolve.
03/16/21 Six fabulous facts about the Standard Model Learn about the Standard Model of particle physics and how physicists use it to predict the (subatomic) future.
03/09/21 Pierre Auger shares 10% of data The observatory has made detailed information about an initial selection of its recorded cosmic-ray events available for outside scientists to use.
03/09/21 A Fermilab family legacy Steve Tammes’ love of physics began with his grandfather’s tales about Fermilab.
03/02/21 How English became the language of physics Today, more than 90% of the indexed articles in the natural sciences are published in English. That wasn’t always the case.
02/25/21 Searching for Higgs boson twins Higgs-boson pairs could help scientists understand the stability of our universe. The trick is finding them.
02/23/21 Five DIY physics demos Missing visits to the museum? Or in need of some home-school activities? Check out these five do-it-yourself physics demos!
