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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.

Collage of the Atacama Desert and the South Pole

10/18/22

The next stage of cosmic microwave background research

With CMB-S4, scientists hope to connect a sandy desert with a polar desert—and revolutionize our understanding of the early universe.

10/11/22

After fire and monsoons, DESI resumes cataloguing the cosmos

Collaborators on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument breathe a sigh of relief as they successfully restart the state-of-the-art experiment.

10/04/22

15 spectacular photos from the Dark Energy Camera

The powerful camera built for the Dark Energy Survey has taken more than 1 million photos from its perch in Chile. Here are some of the best.

09/27/22

An unplanned trajectory

Cameo Lance spoke at an American Physical Society meeting about her winding path from an undergraduate degree in physics to the space industry.

Illustration of a neutrino in a fly trap

09/20/22

Catching neutrinos at the LHC

After the successful initiation of two new detectors, scientists have begun to envision an expanded suite of neutrino experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.

Illustration of a woman holding a giant pencil and filling out a giant name tag

09/13/22

The value of a physics identity

Being able to see themselves as physicists can make or break students’ ability to thrive in the field.

Illustration of Tantulus holding tantulum

09/06/22

Majorana Demonstrator finds ‘tantalizing’ new purpose

Scientists are using a detector originally designed to study neutrinos to pin down an elusive nuclear physics measurement.

Still from an animated Quantum Kate video showing a girl with pink hair surrounded by particles

08/30/22

Meet Quantum Kate

The animated YouTube series Quantum Kate is a teenager’s guide to modern physics.

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