The unusually large Muon has threatened the Standard Model for decades, but new data parks the particle inside the cozy confines of established physics.

27 Jul 2024

Eight years ago, the International Space Station detected weird antimatter particles that challenge our entire understanding of physics. Now, researchers have proposed that mysterious cosmic ...

25 Jul 2024

In recent years, physicists and engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated instruments to study particles and the interactions between them with high precision. These instruments, which ...

26 Jul 2024

Fowler left academia during her PhD but has now been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol ...

27 Jul 2024

The experiment paves the way to potentially making an entirely new one: element 120, also known as the "island of stability." ...

23 Jul 2024

Physicists at Trinity College Dublin have advanced quantum mechanics, enabling better simulations and potential breakthroughs in green technologies. Grasping the precise energy landscapes of quantum ...

26 Jul 2024

"It therefore appears that no harbingers of new physics are visible within the mechanisms responsible for the formation of Higgs bosons that we are investigating – at least for the time being," says ...

23 Jul 2024

Neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles, are the focus of intense research worldwide due to their unique properties and cosmic significance.

22 Jul 2024

Rosemary Fowler’s findings at the University of Bristol paved the way for critical discoveries that would rewrite the laws of physics.

22 Jul 2024

A pioneering physicist who gave up her PhD 75 years ago to have a family has been made a honorary Doctor of Science by her old university.

22 Jul 2024

An important part of physics research is examining why theoretical calculations and experimental results sometimes don't match. A recent experiment in Germany studied the helium-4 nucleus, also known ...

25 Jul 2024