Particle accelerators aren’t just for testing the Standard Model. They’re also used to diagnose and treat disease and study world history.

02 Oct 2026

Elementary Particles and the Standard ModelAfter the theory of relativity expanded the framework of spacetime and quantum mechanics rewrote the rules of the microscopic world, physics turned toward th ...

03 Oct 2026

A particle collider experiment just revealed something unexpected about how the fiery soup of particles that filled the universe after the Big Bang coalesced into the protons and neutrons that make up ...

04 Oct 2026

While scientists are known for their dedication to their research, crawling on the floor to avoid electrocution for the sake of a measurement seems a little excessive. But this is what British ...

02 Oct 2026

Baylor physics professor Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama balances groundbreaking particle physics research with a lifelong passion for kendo, showing students the value of finding purpose both inside and ...

02 Oct 2026

What lies beyond quarks and electrons? We explore string theory, preons, and quantum gravity, as well as the limits of modern physics.

30 Sep 2026

In making our predictions we sometimes rely on an infographic that we have been updating for a decade or so. It shows the chronological progression of Nobel prizes in terms of fields of endeavour – ...

30 Sep 2026

A holographic QCD calculation found that the decay pattern of the scalar meson f0(1710) closely matches what could be expected from a glueball, a hypothetical particle built mainly from gluons. The ...

30 Sep 2026

A new Duke Quantum Center study shows how quantum simulators can help researchers explore particle formation and the conditions that followed the Big Bang.

01 Oct 2026