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Conceptual illustration demonstrating neutrino sources

09/16/25

DUNE experiment prepares for supernova watch

In addition to revealing characteristics of mysterious particles called neutrinos, the massive DUNE experiment could help astronomers find a supernova right as it begins.

Conceptual illustration of a Higgs particle doing research while suspended in mid air

08/05/25

‘Impossible’ Higgs boson measurement within reach, thanks to a detour

A team of young scientists paused their new physics searches to develop an innovative machine-learning tool, which is now helping them narrow in on a rare and messy decay of the Higgs boson.

Conceptual illustration of a spinning baseball

07/22/25

LHC scientists find relics of early universe living on in particle spins

Scientists on the ATLAS experiment explored the polarization of W bosons to test the Higgs mechanism and gain a deeper understanding of the first moments after the Big Bang.

Artist’s impression of the short-lived union of a top quark and a top antiquark formed by the exchange of gluons

07/08/25

Elusive romance of top-quark pairs observed at the LHC

The CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have observed an unforeseen feature in the behaviour of top quarks that suggests that these heaviest of all elementary particles form a fleeting union.

06/17/25

What’s next for European physics?

Next week, physicists will meet in Venice to discuss the future of European particle physics research.

Illustration of two dogs hula hooping in front of an audience

04/01/25

Don’t call it toponium

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

Illustration of a race car drafting off of another car

11/26/24

The quantum chase

Some friendly competition led up to the first discovery of entanglement at the Large Hadron Collider.

Conceptual illustration of a factory production line with robot arms with a particle collision in the center

10/08/24

US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs

Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.

07/02/24

The boson that physics almost rejected

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

Illustration of billiard balls on a cosmic pool table

06/18/24

Scaling up the dark matter search

Physicists are preparing for the next generation of dark-matter experiments.

Illustration: A student scientist embroiders their graduation cap with atom

05/07/24

Tomorrow’s physics test: machine learning

Machine learning is becoming an essential part of a physicist’s toolkit. How should new students learn to use it?

Illustration of a scientist knitting an image of a galaxy

04/25/24

Machine learning and experiment

For more than 20 years in experimental particle physics and astrophysics, machine learning has been accelerating the pace of science, helping scientists tackle problems of greater and greater complexity.