Through the “Snowmass” process, US particle physicists thoroughly considered the field’s most compelling unanswered questions and ways to realistically answer them. In the next 20 years, particle physicists have the chance to answer... Continue reading →

James Chung’s son loves learning about muons, positrons and WIMPs. Now he knows there's a name for that type of science: particle physics. Dear symmetry, I just wanted to thank you for a big realization. I’m not a scientist but brought my... Continue reading →

Do you think scientists have the answers to all the questions? As these researchers admit, there’s still so much to discover. Particle physics is brimming with mysteries and unknowns. Bring hundreds of smart physicists together and what do you ... Continue reading →

Information gained through a CERN experiment that combines particle physics and atmospheric chemistry will help scientists create better climate models. CERN’s fundamental physics research helps us solve the mysteries of our universe. Now, even our... Continue reading →

Young researchers rally to shape the future of particle physics. In 2004, when discussion began around a proposed experiment called the Dark Energy Survey, Marcelle Soares-Santos was a 23-year-old with an undergraduate degree. Today, DES’s Dark Ene... Continue reading →

CERN laboratory offered a private tour to a dozen Twitterati, who broadcast the experience to a much larger crowd. It could have been any normal day at CERN. An eclectic collection of individuals sat at a long table in the CERN cafeteria, some busily... Continue reading →

Peter Higgs and Francois Englert, who developed key concepts in the theory that predicted the Higgs boson, will be awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday, October 8, that they will award th... Continue reading →

Accelerator physicists at SLAC have manipulated electron bunches to generate twisted light. Scientists at SLAC have found a new method of creating beams of twisted light—light that spirals around a central axis, all of the waves traveling in sync. ... Continue reading →