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A tasty celebration of the tau neutrino

07/17/25

Madeleine O’Keefe

On July 21, 2000, the DONUT collaboration at Fermilab announced the detection of tau neutrinos for the first time. Here are a few ideas for celebrating 25 years of the most elusive of elusive particles.

03/18/25

Scientists recall the discovery of the top quark 30 years ago at Fermilab

On March 2, 1995, the top quark discovery at Fermilab was announced by scientists on the CDF and DZero collaborations, and the sixth and final quark was added to the Standard Model.

Illustration of four physicists profiled in the article

03/12/25

From the lab to the classroom

Most students who earn a PhD in physics build careers outside of research. Meet four physicists who went from particle physics research to teaching high school physics and math.

Conceptual illustration of a firehose shooting out particles

02/26/25

Explain it in 60 seconds: High-Luminosity LHC

The upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider will allow scientists to better study known phenomena and to search for new ones.

02/18/25

Why do neutrinos rarely interact?

Neutrinos are notoriously aloof, but it’s not entirely their fault.

Illustrated portraits of four DUNE photographers

02/11/25

Photographing DUNE

Documenting the work of building the world’s largest neutrino experiment presents photographers with a unique set of challenges.

01/28/25

How do scientists get lead into the LHC?

Once a year, the Large Hadron Collider smashes lead ions. But how do scientists get a heavy metal into a particle accelerator?

Illustration of a scientist "listening" for background noise

01/23/25

Bringing background to the forefront

SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.

The LSSTCam covers 21 times more area on the sky in every image

01/15/25

Testing, testing!

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.

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