The particle in question, known as a sterile neutrino, was supposed to only interact with gravity and have zero interactions ...

Inside the Large Hadron Collider, protons slam together at nearly the speed of light, creating a brief fireball of quarks and ...

The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion ...

A team of quantum physicists has taken a concept that once lived purely in equations and turned it into hardware reality, ...

New results from the MicroBooNE experiment rule out the existence of a sterile neutrino, reshaping how scientists think about ...

The Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI) recently concluded its 40th year, bringing 65 students from around the world to Boulder to delve into the “Frontiers of ...

An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino has identified a hint of a crack in the ...

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...

This discovery is important because it ruled out a major possibility for new physics beyond the Standard Model.

A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research. Particle physicists have a reputation ...