New technology and new thinking are pushing the dark matter hunt to lower and lower masses.

KIPAC's Leonardo Senatore was among three Stanford professors to receive awards during a star-studded award ceremony Sunday night. Karl Deisseroth (pictured) took a top...

Science wonderland at the San Francisco Giants ballpark draws a science-enthusiastic crowd of 35,000 visitors.

Scientists working at SLAC have for the first time directly observed a phenomenon that allows magnetic waves to travel a long distance with no...

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $13.5 million for an international effort to build a working particle accelerator the size of a...

Researchers are searching for a quantum theory of gravity that could help answer fundamental questions about the universe, from the very first moments after...

The medal, which recognizes distinguished physicists for outstanding statesmanship in science, honors Quinn for her work in science education.

It’s not easy being clean.

SLAC, Stanford scientists discover that bombarding and stretching a catalyst opens holes on its surface and makes it much more reactive. Potential applications include...

Matter and antimatter behave differently. Scientists hope that investigating how might someday explain why we exist.

SIMES scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The new design, which...

Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.