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07/01/09

Tom Nelson: Mining a rich vein of science

Gold! That precious metal has been a constant measure of value to mankind. Fortunes have been made or lost, empires have risen or fallen, all in the pursuit of the Mother Lode.

07/01/09

Diversity and mentoring in particle physics

Women and minorities are significantly underrepresented in physics. There are many possible reasons for the imbalance, and understanding the causes is a challenging task.

Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

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.