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Muons: Emblems of discovery

01/13/26

Diana Kwon

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

11/06/14

Statistician Edward Tufte turns scientific notations into artwork.

11/04/14

Astrophysicists and cosmologists are turning to statisticians to help them analyze an ever-increasing deluge of data.

10/24/14

Cosmic inflation refers to a period of rapid, accelerated expansion that scientists think took place about 14 billion years ago.

10/23/14

A proposed dark matter experiment would use two underground detectors, one in each hemisphere.

10/21/14

These physics-themed Halloween costume ideas are sure to entertain—and maybe even educate. Terrifying, we know.

10/15/14

Webcomic artist Zach Weinersmith fuels ‘Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’ with grad student humor and almost half of a physics degree.

10/13/14

The new director of the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics talks neutrinos, women in science, and the hunt for dark matter.