As part of the SCOAP3 publishing initiative, 10 journals in high-energy physics will offer unrestricted access to their peer-reviewed articles, starting January 1. At the start of the new year, about 60 percent of the scientific articles in the field... Continue reading →

The European Physical Society has declared the construction site of the Anello di Accumulazione collider in Frascati, Italy, a significant site in physics history. Measuring roughly 4 feet in diameter and claiming an operational life of only a few ye... Continue reading →

Science writer Mike Perricone presents his favorite books on particle physics and a recommended reading list for the LHC/Higgs Era (2008 to the present). It’s been two decades and thousands of popular science books since particle physicist and form... Continue reading →

Scientists have found a way to study sound waves from the early universe to learn more about its history and contents.  Baryonic acoustic oscillations are sound waves from the early universe. Scientists have found a way to study these sound wave... Continue reading →

Scientists in Japan use ancient trees to look back on the history of our local cosmos, and discover a mystery. Since the invention of the telescope in the year 1608, mankind has collected information about our local cosmos. As it turns out, we’re n... Continue reading →

How is it possible to look at the earliest moments of the universe? Physicists have their ways—and what they find out will tell us a lot about how the universe works today and how it will unfold in the future. You may have heard that, when you Continue reading →

There’s wit and whimsy in the naming of a national lab’s conference rooms. This summer, The New York Times’ Opinionator blog posted a photo of an ordinary, fluorescent-lit hallway, indistinct apart from one feature: a placard proclaimin... Continue reading →

In scientific circles, “mock” is not always a four-letter word. Through mock-data competitions, astrophysicists check their work. Data are flooding the fields of astrophysics and cosmology. Thanks to the invention of digital cameras and C... Continue reading →