An unexpected behavior in a particle decay seems to disagree with the predictions of the Standard Model, despite its high reliability. It could betray the existence of still unknown forces ...

28 May 2026

Quantum mechanics is a physics framework that describes how matter and energy behave at an extremely small scale, specifically at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. An effect predicted by the ...

28 May 2026

Mystery no more Artist’s conception of the magnetic moment of the muon – a sub-atomic particle similar to, but heavier than, the electron. More than half a century of measurements of that fundamental ...

26 May 2026

The CERN Council has designated the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) as the preferred successor project to the LHC. A final decision is expected in 2028.

23 May 2026

Scientists have discovered that ultraheavy atomic nuclei could explain some of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever observed. The particles may come from extreme events such as neutron-star mergers and ...

26 May 2026

Researchers in Spain have discovered that in collectives of moving fire ants, rippling "waves" of density and activity are likely triggered by local regions where ants collectively travel in the same ...

28 May 2026

Two “outstanding researchers” from The University of Manchester have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.Professor Chris Parkes, an experimental ...

27 May 2026

Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays may be made of nuclei heavier than iron, according to a May 2026 Penn State study in Physical Review Letters. AugerPrime computational simulations show these ultraheavy ...

26 May 2026

Quantum field theory says true nothingness doesn’t exist; even a vacuum teems with energy fields that help create matter and life.

26 May 2026