Physicists are learning to carve laser beams into intricate shapes that can grab hold of electrons and push them with a ...

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study ...

In high-intensity laser–matter interactions, including laser-induced particle acceleration, physicists generally want to work ...

Europe's top physics lab CERN launches its newest particle accelerator, billed as a key step towards future experiments that could unlock the universe's greatest mysteries.

Proton collisions at the LHC appear wildly chaotic, but new data reveal a surprising underlying order. The findings confirm that a basic rule of quantum mechanics holds true even in extreme particle ...

Former Cornell Arts and Sciences Dean and Professor, Ray Jayawardhana, has been named Caltech’s tenth president.

Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ...

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

China’s decision to halt work on what was meant to be the world’s largest particle accelerator has reshaped the global race ...

As of 1 January 2026, Raimond Snellings will join the CERN Council as a representative of the Netherlands. The Council is the highest decision-making body of the world’s largest particle physics ...

Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los ...

This video is available on YouTube. 2026 promises to be an exciting year for CERN, starting with new leadership. British physicist Mark Thomson became Director-General of the Laboratory on 1 January ...