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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.

Illustration of cartoon, a thought bubble between a barista and a customer contains a cup of coffee

01/25/18

Brown University animates science communication

The SciToons program pairs students with different levels of scientific expertise to create animated science explainers.

Illustration of red, yellow, and blue abstract representation of a neural network and artificial intelligence

01/23/18

Neural networks for neutrinos

Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data.

Photo of a person standing inside the ProtoDUNE detector, the walls, floor, and ceiling are all yellow

01/18/18

The biggest little detectors

The ProtoDUNE detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are behemoths in their own right.

Illustration of Higgs dirigible entering “dark sector”

01/16/18

Voyage into the dark sector

A hidden world of particles awaits.

Illustration of river of stars in the sky flows into waterfall and river

01/10/18

Rivers in the sky

Local communities named newly discovered stellar streams for bodies of water close to home.

12/21/17

Not an ugly sweater party

University College London scientists make physics festive with sweaters and songs at their annual holiday gathering.

12/21/17

The 12 Days of Physicsmas

Add some science to your holiday carols.

Photo of Beam Transport Hall allows the electron beam from SLAC's linear accelerator to continue down through the Research Yard

12/19/17

Machine evolution

Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.

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