Forget about turtles; for all practical purposes, it’s really particles all the way down. Consider the seemingly simple matter of their size, the very thing that makes them so alien. We’re typically ...

Launch: The Max Planck–IAS–NTU Center (MPC) was officially inaugurated on September 1, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan. A highlight of the ceremony was the formal exchange of the agreement, signed by Claudia ...

A new particle detector has passed a crucial test that shows it is ready to detect the "ashes" left over from a unique primordial soup that filled the universe immediately after the Big Bang. The ...

This week, this enormous scientific facility, ten years in the making, will begin its hunt for the most elusive particles in the universe At the foot of the thickly forested Dashi Hill, in southern ...

The detector is housed at the centre of a 44 metre-deep water pool. China has officially launched the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno), now the world's most powerful and advanced ...

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Is there a scientific ...

IIT JAM Physics (PH) Syllabus 2026: The IIT JAM Physics (PH) syllabus is a very important guide for students who want to get into an IIT or IISc for their master's degree. It clearly lists all the ...

The sPHENIX detector is designed to precisely measure products of high-speed particle collisions. This image shows the installation of the inner hadronic calorimeter within the core of the sPHENIX ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, according to ...

Quantum mechanics is our most successful physical theory. Created to account for atomic phenomena, it has a vast range of applications extending well beyond the atomic realm, from predicting the ...

More than 700,000 GCSE physics students could be without a specialist teacher, a report has warned. The Institute of Physics (IOP) has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics ...

The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship will be held in Spain this month, and one UC Berkeley grad student is hoping to bring home the win. "I usually do three puzzles every evening after work, three 500 ...