02/13/20 The reverse science fair A school invited physicists from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to present their science for judgment by elementary students.
02/11/20 What we know about dark matter Although scientists have yet to find the spooky stuff, they aren’t completely in the dark.
02/05/20 MICE brings muon collider closer to reality The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment has achieved its goal of squeezing a beam of muons before they decay.
02/04/20 On background Physicists deal with background in their experiments in two ways: by reducing it and by rejecting it.
01/28/20 Fine-tuning versus naturalness When observed parameters seem like they must be finely tuned to fit a theory, some physicists accept it as coincidence. Others want to keep digging.
01/23/20 When kids interview scientists Science Storytellers brings together two groups of innately curious individuals: scientists and children.
01/21/20 The other dark matter candidate As technology improves, scientists discover new ways to search for theorized dark matter particles called axions.
01/16/20 Drag racing and black hole physics The first undergraduate on the Event Horizon Telescope to receive junior collaborator status thrives in the unknown.
01/14/20 The persevering physicist To both understand the universe and improve equity, inclusion and diversity in physics, Brian Beckford looks to one word: respect.
01/09/20 Expanding a neutrino hunt in the South Pole A forthcoming upgrade to the IceCube detector will provide deeper insights into the elusive particles.
01/07/20 Vera Rubin, giant of astronomy The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be named for an influential astronomer who left the field better than she found it.
12/19/19 Particle physics for preschoolers Particle physics might seem too complex for young children, but educators are finding enthusiasm and understanding even among the Sesame Street set.
12/17/19 New physics, naughty and nice Grab your cocoa or pumpkin spice—as today we examine what’s naughty and nice.
12/12/19 Neutron star particles go under the LHC microscope Researchers on the ALICE experiment are uncovering the properties of elusive hyperon particles hypothesized to be found inside neutron stars.
12/10/19 Physics books of 2019 Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through a selection of this year’s new popular physics books.
12/05/19 Humans of physics Enormous scientific collaborations are made up of hundreds upon thousands of individuals, each with their own story.
