Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

Two ghostlike particles, neutrinos and photons, are emerging as unlikely combatants in a quiet revolution in physics. New ...

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

To progress to the next level in understanding reality, we need to combine quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...

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

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

Scientists at Fermilab’s MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out the existence of the elusive sterile neutrino, a particle ...

A unified theory – that explains the interactions in the standard model of particle physics from one common origin – has been ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For nearly a century, the magnetic anomaly of the fundamental particle known as a muon has served as a means to test theories against experimental ...

In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve problems once thought unsolvable, from predicting the course of ...

On 7 November 2025, the Austrian Academy of Sciences inaugurated the Marietta Blau Institute for Particle Physics.