Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why
Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.
‘Ghost particles’ can zoom through you without a trace. Scientists are getting to the bottom of this cosmic mystery
Scientists are searching for answers in the cosmic mystery of ghost particles known as neutrinos.
Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
A physicist explains the idea of virtual particles and why they are important to study.
What is the weak nuclear force and why is it important?
The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.
How do particle colliders work?
As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets.
This Giant Subterranean Neutrino Detector Is Taking On the Mysteries of Physics
Located in China, Juno is a 17-country collaboration that will try to detect neutrinos and antineutrinos to learn more about their mass.
The Mysterious Origins of the Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Detected
Two years ago, Earth was hit by the most energetic neutrino in history. Scientists thought it might be a measurement error, but a new study has confirmed this “ghost particle” was real.
Quantum physics protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
Today's encryption works well, until tomorrow's quantum computers arrive.
New discovery at CERN could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter
A new finding at CERN on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering why matter dominates over its opposite, antimatter.
Why scientists are so excited about the highest-energy ‘ghost particle’ ever seen
Scientists have found a neutrino that could come from a gamma-ray burst, an active black hole or a collision between a cosmic ray and photons in the cosmic microwave background.