particle physics
The 'Sharpest Picture Yet' of the Higgs Boson
Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider combine forces to give new precision to the elusive particle's properties.
Learn Why Symmetry Is at the Heart of Physics In Less Than 3 Minutes
Symmetry in the physics sense, and not the mirror sense, obvs.
Scientists Just Confirmed the Existence of a New Particle: the Pentaquark
Physicists have been looking for the pentaquark for over 50 years.
World's Largest Particle Collider is Back to Try to Solve the Mysteries of the Universe
The world's biggest particle collider has restarted today after a two-year hiatus, and it's almost twice as powerful.
The Large Hadron Collider Is Officially Back and More Powerful Than Ever Before
CERN announces the start of data collecting from particle collisions at a record-breaking energy of 13 TeV.
When Art Meets Particle Physics, the Result Is Chaotic Beauty
'Supersymmetry' sparks and hums with Ryoji Ikeda's cold fusion of science and art.
A 5-Year-Old's Brainwaves Power This Synesthetic Music Visualizer
Artist Peter Crnokrak is using EEGs to translate music into mesmerizing visuals.
Walk Through a Digital House of Mirrors in This Interactive Installation
Ku-Flex's reactive projection installation is like seeing your own reflection by way of quantum physics.
Preview the Epic Dance Opera Filmed Inside CERN's Large Hadron Collider
We spoke with Ruben Van Leer about 'Symmetry,' his explosive upcoming film about particle physics.
A New Subatomic Particle Will Help Explain How Atoms Cling Together
Thanks in part to this thing, the atoms in your body don't randomly rip apart.