When fundamental particles are heavier or lighter than expected, physicists' understanding of the universe can tip into the unknown. A particle that is just beyond its predicted mass can unravel ...

08 Apr 2026

For years, Rutgers physicist David Shih solved Rubik's Cubes with his children, twisting the colorful squares until the scrambled puzzle returned to order. He didn't expect the toy to connect to his ...

08 Apr 2026

Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help future searches for new particles ...

10 Apr 2026

By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that mass can emerge from fluctuations in the vacuum ...

08 Apr 2026

The Big Bang theory is the leading hypothesis for the formation of the universe and everything in it. But when the particles that make up the universe were first generated, they did not have mass.

09 Apr 2026

To test if antimatter can be safely transported, a team of scientists loaded antiprotons into a specially prepared truck.

04 Apr 2026

A bizarre, record-breaking neutrino detected in 2023 may have originated from an exploding primordial black hole—a relic from the early universe. Scientists suggest these black holes could carry a ...

08 Apr 2026

A beam of electrons crossed just a few millimeters of plasma, then helped trigger an effect that usually belongs to massive research sites. In this case, the light produced fell in the extreme ...

06 Apr 2026