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Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.

02/12/13

Fermilab documentary offers inside look

A new documentary about the people and science of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is now available on YouTube.

02/11/13

Help choose the next iconic ‘Big Science’ image

It's time to cast your vote for this year's Particle Physics Photowalk winner.

02/04/13

What’s next for the Large Hadron Collider?

Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider made a major discovery, but the world’s highest-energy particle accelerator is just getting started.

Photo of 2011 National Medal Drell: Sidney Drell receives the National Medal of Science from President Obama

02/03/13

Drell and Gates receive National Medal

Two scientists whose work has made a lasting impact on particle physics received the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.

01/30/13

Tiny bubbles

A hipster detector searches for the crystalline “plink” of dark matter.

Illustration of: Dark Universe Feature (purple and yellow)

01/28/13

Illuminating the dark universe

The pursuit of dark matter and dark energy is one of the most exciting—and most challenging—areas of science. Now researchers think they’re beginning to close in.

01/28/13

Dark energy goes to Nerd Nite

More than 250 self-proclaimed nerds pack a bar in the heart of San Francisco to learn something new.

01/24/13

Physics and the wisdom of crowds

Researchers apply the rules of particle physics to the world of online shopping and recommendation engines, and suggest it may be unwise to rely on popular opinion.

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