Particle physics

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are on a quest to solve one of physics’ biggest mysteries: What exa

Prototype tests of the future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment are in full swing.

A unique groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility – future home of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, which promises to shed new light on how the universe works and why matter exists.

A team including SIMES principal investigator Shoucheng Zhang says it has found the first firm evidence of such a Majorana fermion.

The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.

It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.

The era of multi-messenger astronomy promises rich rewards—and a steep learning curve.

Universities in sub-Saharan Africa are teaming up to offer free training to students interested in fundamental physics.

A NASA rocket experiment could use the Doppler effect to look for signs of dark matter in mysterious X-ray emissions from space.

In honor of Fermilab’s upcoming 50th birthday, Symmetry presents physics birthday cards.

Data from the BABAR, Belle and LHCb experiments hint at phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.

How did the proton, photon and other particles get their names?