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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.

12/17/15

Festive physicists

What’s it like working on experiments over the holidays?

Illustration of Physics Book Review 2015

12/15/15

Physics books of 2015

A tour of 10 of this year’s popular science books delivers dark matter, black holes and a hefty dose of Einstein.

12/14/15

Photowalk winners announced

An international jury and more than 3800 public votes determined the winners of this year's Global Physics Photowalk competition.

12/11/15

The next gamma-ray eye on the sky

Scientists have successfully tested the first prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array.

12/09/15

Save the particles

To learn more about the particles they collide, physicists turn their attention to a less destructive type of collision in the LHC.

12/07/15

Fermilab brings in new artist-in-residence

Chicago innovator Ellen Sandor will create new works based on her experiences at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

12/04/15

After the particle physics degree

Physicist Meghan Anzelc is just as surprised as anyone she wound up with an enjoyable career in the insurance industry.

12/01/15

What could dark matter be?

Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.

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