Latest about Particle Physics
Higgs Boson Confirms Reigning Physics Model Yet Again
The Higgs boson decays into matter-carrying particles known as tau leptons, yet another confirmation of the standard model of physics.
Misbehaving Particles Poke Holes in Reigning Physics Theory
Physicists at the BaBar experiment have seen evidence pointing to a hole in the Standard Model of physics.
Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics
There's something out there that physicists have never seen before, and it's coming up from the bottom of the Earth. Scientists think it's a brand-new particle.
Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics
An ultraprecise measurement of the mass of the W boson may diverge from the Standard Model, a long-reigning framework that governs the strange world of quantum physics.
What is the Standard Model, the subatomic physics theory that has been tested more than any other?
The Standard Model is the modern physical understanding of three of the four forces of nature: electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force.
Mystery of Weird Sky-Glow Named 'STEVE' Finally Solved
Enigmatic STEVE is somewhat like an aurora...and somewhat different.
Where do electrons get energy to spin around an atom's nucleus?
Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely.
