A tiny discrepancy in particle physics has loomed for decades as an exciting possible crack in one of science’s most ...

A neglected force produced by neutrinos and other particles helps atomic physics measurements align with predictions of the standard model.

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The Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI) recently concluded its 40th year, bringing 65 students from around the world to Boulder to delve into the “Frontiers of ...

For more than half a century, particle physicists have theorized the existence of a “glueball,” a particle made entirely of gluons. While the past few decades have produced some compelling candidates, ...

High above Earth, in the thin air of the Tibetan Plateau, a giant observatory ...

A straightforward math tweak could bring tachyon fields into line with the rest of physics. Tachyons are faster-than-light particles, and tachyon fields are special cases of quantum field. The math ...

A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research. Particle physicists have a reputation ...

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...

Something is missing from the universe. Not misplaced, but structurally absent. About 85 percent of all matter in existence ...