09/28/21
Over time, particle physics and astrophysics and computing have built upon one another’s successes. That coevolution continues today.
09/21/21
Accommodations necessitated by the global pandemic made participation in academic conferences easier for physicists with and without disabilities.
09/14/21
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science helps students and professionals find community.
09/07/21
Even experiments that aren’t looking for dark matter directly could give us hints about the mysterious substance that permeates our universe.
08/31/21
A CERN photographer and videographer writes about his experiences documenting the ongoing upgrade that will turn the Large Hadron Collider into the High-Luminosity LHC.
08/26/21
Scientists hoping to find new, long-lived particles at the Large Hadron Collider recently realized they may already have the detector to do it.
08/24/21
The ATLAS experiment at CERN sees possible evidence of quark-gluon plasma production during collisions between photons and heavy nuclei inside the Large Hadron Collider.
08/17/21
Back when it was theorized, scientists weren’t sure they would ever detect the neutrino; now they’re searching for a version of the particle that could be even more elusive.
08/10/21
For the first time, African physicists and other researchers are creating a grassroots strategy for the future of physics research and education.
08/03/21
A group of scientists is hoping to detect dark matter using a nano-scale drum.
07/27/21
Four physicists share their experiences dealing with major setbacks, trauma, mental health issues and toxic work environments.
07/20/21
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, travel bans and stay-at-home orders meant astrophysicists needed to find a new way to conduct their observations.
07/13/21
Fast electronics and artificial intelligence are helping physicists capture data and decide what to keep and what to throw away.
07/06/21
Scientists discovered a new particle by comparing data recorded at the LHC and the Tevatron.
06/29/21
The fundamental particle of light is both ordinary and full of surprises.
06/22/21
Symmetry writer Lauren Biron won Fermilab’s 2021 Virtual Physics Slam by hosting an award show with a physics theme.