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Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics
By Rafi Letzter last updated
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.
What is the strong force?
By Jim Lucas last updated
Reference The strong force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. Learn how it fits into the Standard Model of particle physics.
Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics
By Paul Sutter last updated
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 Are Elementary Particles?
By Adam Mann last updated
They're the smallest of the small.
What is the Standard Model, the subatomic physics theory that has been tested more than any other?
By Paul Sutter published
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.
Giant nuclear power plant in Ukraine is at risk of 'unlimited release' of nuclear materials unless a safety zone is established, UN warns
By Ben Turner last updated
The plant has been occupied by Russian forces since March 4.
Weird quantum experiment shows protons have more 'charm' than we thought
By Stephanie Pappas published
Protons can contain a charm quark, an elementary particle 1.5 times heavier than the proton itself.
Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time
By Ben Turner last updated
The new phase was made by firing lasers at 10 ytterbium ions inside a quantum computer.
Extreme physics of 'supercritical' matter may be surprisingly simple
By Stephanie Pappas published
At 'supercriticality,' the difference between the liquid and gas phases of a material seems to disappear. New research finds that this weird tipping point may be simpler than scientists thought.
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