To PhD or not to PhD
Respondents to Symmetry’s survey about what it’s like to earn a PhD in particle physics or astrophysics offer their views of the experience.
Respondents to Symmetry’s survey about what it’s like to earn a PhD in particle physics or astrophysics offer their views of the experience.
10 more words that mean something different to scientists.
If a particle has no mass, how can it exist?
Scientists think that, under some circumstances, dark matter could generate powerful enough gravitational waves for equipment like LIGO to detect.
Four physicists share their journeys through academia into industry and offer words of wisdom for those considering making a similar move.
Some of this science sounds awfully familiar.
Can a theory that isn’t completely testable still be useful to physics?
One of the latest discoveries from the LHC takes the properties of photons beyond what your electrodynamics teacher will tell you in class.
It’s not always about what you discover.
Take a (brief) journey through the early history of our cosmos.
