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The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has made a breakthrough in exploring the extreme universe. For the ...

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By ...

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 ...

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A neglected force produced by neutrinos and other particles helps atomic physics measurements align with predictions of the ...

The Lab community gathered in person and virtually on Dec. 15 to hear about the newest edition of the P5 report. As the particle physics community releases its strategic plan for the next 10 years and ...

“I think art is what makes us human,” says Dr. Clara Nellist, a particle physicist at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. “Pure scientific curiosity … I compare it to art.” “One of ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Elementary particle physics is the modern expression of the human quest to understand ...

Reference Here we look at what leptons are, how they fit in the Standard Model of particle physics, and their importance in atoms and particle decay. The accelerator at FRIB started working at low ...

A novel theory of 'wavy space-time' suggests that the division between our best descriptions of the universe on its smallest and largest scales may be because gravity does not play by quantum rules.